Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion conquers Everton 4-1
LIVERPOOL. Brighton & Hove Albion had a straightforward win over Everton.
LIVERPOOL. Brighton & Hove Albion had a comfortable win over Everton. Brighton & Hove Albion was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Kaoru Mitoma (14′), Evan Ferguson (51′), Solly March (54′) and Pascal Groß (57′). Everton reduced the distance with a penalty (90′ + 2′) by Demarai Gray, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner assisted by Simon Long and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.19 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Everton was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Brighton & Hove Albion managed to find the solution to win this match.
Everton shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Everton received 3 yellow cards (Isaac Price, Alex Iwobi and Abdoulaye Doucouré ). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (Evan Ferguson).
After playing this match, Everton will stay with 15 points to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 24 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Kaoru Mitoma
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45'45'
Evan Ferguson
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51'51'
Evan Ferguson
Jeremy Sarmiento
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54'54'
Solly March
Evan Ferguson
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57'57'
Pascal Groß
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58'58'
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Dwight McNeil
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58'58'
Isaac Price
Tom Davies
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63'63'
Alexis Mac Allister
Jeremy Sarmiento
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64'64'
Seamus Coleman
Nathan Patterson
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64'64'
Neal Maupay
Idrissa Gueye
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71'71'
Julio Enciso
Evan Ferguson
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71'71'
Tariq Lamptey
Joël Veltman
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74'74'
Isaac Price
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75'75'
Alex Iwobi
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78'78'
Adam Lallana
Kaoru Mitoma
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79'79'
Andrew Moran
Solly March
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83'83'
Ellis Simms
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
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90'90'
Abdoulaye Doucouré
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90'90'
Demarai Gray (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Everton will host Southampton on the 14th of January with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Everton (4 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Liverpool on the 14th of January with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Everton: Formation and Lineups
Everton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Frank Lampard chose to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Nathan Patterson , Conor Coady , James Tarkowski , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Alex Iwobi , Idrissa Gueye , Tom Davies , Dwight McNeil , Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Demarai Gray .
Substitutes
Everton made 5 changes: Dwight McNeil for Abdoulaye Doucouré (58′), Tom Davies for Isaac Price (58′), Nathan Patterson for Seamus Coleman (64′), Idrissa Gueye for Neal Maupay (64′) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Ellis Simms (83′).
Top player: Neal Maupay
The player who no doubt impressed Everton the most was Neal Maupay.
His rating is
with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 64′.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Roberto De Zerbi played with: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Lewis Dunk , Levi Colwill , Pervis Estupiñán , Moisés Caicedo , Pascal Groß , Solly March , Jeremy Sarmiento , Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Jeremy Sarmiento for Alexis Mac Allister (63′), Evan Ferguson for Julio Enciso (71′), Joël Veltman for Tariq Lamptey (71′), Kaoru Mitoma for Adam Lallana (78′) and Solly March for Andrew Moran (79′).
Top player: Solly March
Probably the most impressive player in Brighton & Hove Albion was Solly March.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.