English Premier League

Everton vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 53': Anthony Gordon
  • 76': Anthony Gordon
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2 - 3
  • 3': Alexis Mac Allister
  • 21': Dan Burn
  • 71': Alexis Mac Allister

Rafael Benitez under pressure as Everton slip to Brighton defeat in five-goal thriller

Brighton & Hove Albion earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, with Alexis Mac Allister scoring twice.

Match Commentary

  • 3': Goal! Everton 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 5': VAR Decision: Goal Brighton and Hove Albion - Everton 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion (Alexis Mac Allister).
  • 9': Jonjoe Kenny (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Everton 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 25': Penalty missed! Still Everton 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  • 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
  • 53': Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Anthony Gordon (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Allan.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Shane Duffy replaces Joël Veltman.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 63': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
  • 76': Goal! Everton 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Anthony Gordon (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Everton. Salomón Rondón replaces Jonjoe Kenny.
  • 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 87': Substitution, Everton. André Gomes replaces Allan.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,203

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+17 Arsenal 13 30 1
+20 Manchester City 13 29 2
+17 Liverpool 13 28 1
+13 Aston Villa 13 28 3
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Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
49.9 Possession 50.1
17 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
288 Accurate Passes 307
399 Passes 425
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 6
29 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.6
70 Long Balls 68
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 33
11 Clearances 33

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 Michael Keane
4 Mason Holgate
22 Ben Godfrey
23 Seamus Coleman
2 Jonjoe Kenny Yellow Card
6 Allan
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
11 Demarai Gray
24 Anthony Gordon
9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
33 Dan Burn
4 Adam Webster Yellow Card
3 Marc Cucurella
34 Joël Veltman
8 Yves Bissouma
14 Adam Lallana
10 Alexis Mac Allister
12 Enock Mwepu
11 Leandro Trossard
9 Neal Maupay

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