Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion demolishes Everton 3-2 with 2 goals from A. Mac
LIVERPOOL. Brighton & Hove Albion conquered Everton 3-2 thanks to A. Mac who scored in the 3rd and 71st minute.
LIVERPOOL. Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Everton 3-2 thanks to A. Mac who scored in the 3rd and 71st minute.
D. Calvert-Lewin missed a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Everton to draw the match.
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who had the assistance of Lee Betts and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Everton was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Brighton & Hove Albion was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Everton shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Everton received 1 yellow card (J. Kenny). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (A. Webster).
After this match, Everton will stay with 19 points to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 24 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
A. Mac Allister
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9'9'
J. Kenny
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21'21'
D. Burn
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25'25'
D. Calvert-Lewin
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53'53'
A. Gordon
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61'61'
S. Duffy
J. Veltman
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61'61'
T. Lamptey
A. Lallana
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63'63'
A. Webster
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71'71'
A. Mac Allister
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76'76'
A. Gordon
J. Kenny
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77'77'
S. Rondon
J. Kenny
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81'81'
J. Moder
L. Trossard
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87'87'
A. Gomes
Allan
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Everton will host Leicester City on the 11th of January with a 6-6 head to head.
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Crystal Palace on the 14th of January with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (6 draws).
Everton: Formation and Lineups
Everton started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes chose to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Jonjoe Kenny , Ben Godfrey , Michael Keane , Mason Holgate , Séamus Coleman , Anthony Gordon , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Allan , Demarai Gray and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .
Substitutes
Everton made 2 changes: J. Kenny for S. Rondon (77′) and Allan for A. Gomes (87′).
Top player: Anthony Gordon
The player who no doubt impressed Everton the most was Anthony Gordon.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Adam Webster , Dan Burn , Marc Cucurella , Enock Mwepu , Adam Lallana , Yves Bissouma , Alexis Mac Allister , Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: J. Veltman for S. Duffy (61′), A. Lallana for T. Lamptey (61′) and L. Trossard for J. Moder (81′).
Top player: Alexis Mac Allister
Probably the most impressive player in Brighton & Hove Albion was Alexis Mac Allister.
His rating is with 2 goals, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
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