Everton clashed heads with Brighton and Hove Albion at Goodison Park earlier today hoping to continue their winning run at home in the Premier League. The Toffees dominated the game early on and managed to get themselves ahead through Richarlison’s outstanding finish in the 26th minute. However, it just took seven minutes for the Seagulls to come up with a response courtesy of Dunk’s header. Both teams fought hard and went in level at half-time.
The second half saw Marco Silva’s side push on in search of a breakthrough. It took the home team just five minutes to regain the lead after the half-time break when Seamus Coleman scored with a brilliant low drive. Richarlison found the back of the net once again in the 77th minute to put the icing on the cake for the Blues of Merseyside. In the end, Everton secured a comfortable victory over Brighton with a 3-1 scoreline.
Let’s take a look at how each Everton player performed during the contest against the Seagulls.
GK: Jordan Pickford – 7/10
The Toffees keeper was hardly troubled by the Seagulls attackers, but he played some neat passes during the game to cap off another good display at Goodison Park.
RB: Seamus Coleman – 7/10
He was a bit troubled defensively but scored Everton’s second goal with a superb strike.
CB: Michael Keane – 8.5/10
He was a commanding presence at the heart of the Toffees defence. His distribution was also of the highest standard which would please the Everton boss.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6/10
He made an unfortunate error which contributed to the Brighton equaliser. However, Zouma came back strong to put on a dominant performance for the remainder of the match.
LB: Lucas Digne – 8/10
The Everton left-back was a wonderful outlet down the left flank and looked a real threat going forward. Digne looked solid defensively which capped off another fine performance from the French defender.
CM: André Gomes – 8/10
It was another eye-catching display from the Portuguese international! He distributed the ball immaculately and worked hard to stop the Brighton attackers.
CM: Idrissa Gueye – 7.5/10
He hit the post with a powerful drive and was unlucky not to score with his effort. Gueye established Everton’s dominance in midfield and provided adequate protection for the Toffees backline.
RM: Theo Walcott – 7/10
The Toffees wide man used his pace quite effectively early on. However, he squandered a great chance to score early in the second half, but in his defence, he was guarded closely by the Seagulls defence.
CAM: Gylfi Sigurdsson – 8/10
The Icelandic international linked up with Richarlison well while operating in and around the Brighton penalty area. He played some telling passes during the game and was one of the stars for the home team on the day.
LM: Bernard – 7/10
The Everton winger showed some nice touches in the opposition half and played a crucial part in the lead up to Richarlison’s opening goal. He was always looking to create and looked a threat before being subbed in the second half.
ST: Richarlison – 9/10
The Brazilian scored a brace with two fantastic finishes to secure maximum points for his side from this league encounter.
Substitutes:
LM: Ademola Lookman – 6/10
The youngster couldn’t decisively affect the game after coming off the bench.
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin –
The English forward hardly had any time to make an impact on the pitch.
CB: Yerry Mina – N/A
The Colombian defender came on in injury-time to run the clock down.
