Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Everton 1-4 Brighton: Dismal Toffees thrashed by rampant Seagulls as Frank Lampard’s problems deepen
A new year brought no change in fortune for beleaguered Everton manager Frank Lampard as Goodison Park turned toxic after Brighton and Hove Albion recorded their biggest away win - 4-1 - in the Premier League.
Any sliver of confidence gained from the weekend’s creditable draw at Manchester City was shattered by a performance lacking guts and guile and justifiably greeted with loud boos.
It was typified by a catastrophic seven-minute spell at the start of the second half in which they conceded three soft goals to 18-year-old Evan Ferguson, Solly March and Pascal Gross to add to Kaoru Mitoma’s early first-half strike.
Demarai Gray’s added-time penalty consolation merely prompted yet more chants of ‘Sack the board’. For the second successive home match the Toffees were booed off as a pivotal month in which they are required to, at the very least, beat fellow strugglers Southampton and West Ham and make some new signings began in the worst possible fashion.
Relive you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
PENALTY TO EVERTON! Everton have a penalty after Sanchez fouls Iwobi.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Estupiñán bursts towards the Everton box, pretending to shoot before slotting it down the left to Enciso. He does shoot, but slips, firing the ball straight at Pickford.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Tarkowski looks to send the ball over the top of the Brighton defence towards Simms, but Estupinan is there to head it away.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Cheers from the away section with each pass made by the Brighton players. It has been a comfortable second half for the visitors.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution for Everton. It comes in the attack, with Calvert-Lewin coming off for Simms who has just come back from his loan spell at Sunderland.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Gross plays the ball down the right to Lamptey who overlaps him. Getting beyond Mykolenko, he drives his low attempt wide from a tight angle.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lallana has scored in each of his last two away Premier League appearances, netting twice, one more than in his previous 60 away games in the competition. However, he’s never scored in 13 appearances and with 16 attempts at goal against Everton in the Premier League.
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