Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Everton 1-1 Brighton: Seagulls salvage a point but now winless in five
A late Ashley Young own goal rescued a point for Brighton & Hove Albion in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday after a rare Vitaliy Mykolenko strike had put the home side ahead.
Kaoru Mitoma’s cross deflected off experienced right-back Young and looped over Jordan Pickford in the home goal on 84 minutes after Mykolenko had drilled in a close-range shot at the second attempt early in the game.
Brighton are sixth in the table with 18 points from 11 games, but are without a win in five Premier League fixtures, while Everton stay in 15th with 11 points from the same number of matches.
Brighton had 80% of possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances for much of it, though Lewis Dunk had a magnificent volleyed equaliser ruled out for offside in the first half.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
De Zerbi has rolled the dice at Goodison Park, making five alterations from the side who drew at home to Fulham last time out. There’s a change between the sticks, with Verbruggen coming in for Steele. Brighton have also switched it up in defence, with Igor and Webster dropping out for van Hecke and Veltman. Dahoud and Baleba also find themselves on the bench, making way for Gilmour and Milner.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Dyche has made two changes from the side who defeated Burnley in the week. Amadou Onana misses out through injury, which is a huge loss for the Toffees after an impressive start to the season. Gueye is given a chance in the midfield to replace him, whilst Young also comes back into the team to replace Patterson after missing the game against West Ham through suspension.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON SUBS: Tariq Lamptey, Igor Julio, Adam Webster, Mahmoud Dahoud, Joao Pedro, Carlos Baleba, Jason Steele, Ansu Fati, Facundo Buonanotte.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON (3-4-2-1): Bart Verbruggen; Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Joel Veltman; Kaoru Mitoma, Billy Gilmour, James Milner, Simon Adingra; Adam Lallana, Pascal Gross; Evan Ferguson.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
EVERTON SUBS: Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, Arnaut Danjuma, Joao Virginia, Beto, Ben Godfrey, Youssef Chermiti, Andy Lonergan, Lewis Dobbin.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Jordan Pickford; Vitalii Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Ashley Young; Dwight McNeil, Idrissa Gueye, James Garner, Jack Harrison; Abdoulaye Doucoure; Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton are going through a tricky spell in England’s top flight and have failed to win in their last four games (D2 L2). In their previous two away fixtures, the Seagulls have conceded eight goals, but they will be hoping to turn their form around today against an Everton side who have struggled this campaign for the most part. The distraction of playing in the Europa League has possibly hampered Roberto De Zerbi’s side's performances over the last few weeks, but it’s a good chance for them to put it right today.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton are looking to continue their momentum after picking up three league wins in their last five games (L2). The Toffees defeated West Ham at the London Stadium last time out in the Premier League, before producing a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Burnley in the EFL Cup. Sean Dyche’s men are back at Goodison Park once again as they look to replicate a similar display against Brighton to the one we saw at the Amex Stadium last season, where the Toffees ran out 5-1 winners. Everton’s potential new owners, 777 Partners, have been spotted in the stands in recent weeks, and they’ll be hoping for another positive result today if they attend on Merseyside.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League fixture between Everton and Brighton!
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments