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
Calvert-Lewin flicks a cross into the path of Gray who is free inside the box. Taking one touch, he curls it well over the bar.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Evan Joe Ferguson Julio César Enciso Espínola
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Joël Ivo Veltman Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton are close to winning their first Premier League game on a Tuesday. Their last away top-flight win on this day of the week was in March 1983 against Swansea, winning 2-1 with goals from Michael Robinson and Jimmy Case.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
March is denied by Pickford at close range before Mac Allister shoots over.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Gray plays a short pass out to Mykolenko, who pulls the ball back to Doucoure on the edge. The substitute moves into the box before dragging his shot wide.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution for Everton. Lampard adds a striker, with Maupay replacing Gueye.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution at right-back for Everton. The injured Patterson is replaced by Coleman.
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