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
Iwobi curls the ball into the box from the right looking for Calvert-Lewin, but it deflects back to Sanchez.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Enciso pulls the ball across the box, finding March who has a shot blocked. The ball goes back to the feet of the striker, but his control is poor and the chance is gone.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Solomon Benjamin March Andrew Moran
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Gross goes short with a free-kick, sliding it to Mac Allister. However, his shot is blocked
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Iwobi is given a yellow card after committing a foul on the edge of the Everton box.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Gross lays the ball into the path of Enciso outside the box, who takes a couple of touches on the ball before driving a shot low. On target, Pickford gets down to make a comfortable save.
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