LIVERPOOL. Brighton & Hove Albion overcame Everton 3-2 thanks to A. Mac who scored in the 3rd and 71st minute.

D. Calvert-Lewin didn’t score a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Everton to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks assisted by Lee Betts and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Everton was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Brighton & Hove Albion managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Everton shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Everton received 1 yellow card (J. Kenny). Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (A. Webster).

Standings

After this contest, Everton will stay with 19 points like Leeds United to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 27 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Leicester City on the 11th of January with a 6-6 head to head.

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Crystal Palace on the 14th of January with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Crystal Palace (6 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (6.2), Jonjoe Kenny (7.1), Ben Godfrey (6.6), Michael Keane (6.7), Mason Holgate (6.5), Séamus Coleman (6.3), Anthony Gordon (8.7), Abdoulaye Doucouré (6.7), Allan (6.8), Demarai Gray (6.5) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Iwobi, Lewis Dobbin, André Gomes (6.8), Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Ellis Simms, Salomón Rondón (6.5), Lucas Digne, Tyler Onyango and Asmir Begović.

Substitutions

Everton made 2 changes: J. Kenny for S. Rondon (76′) and Allan for A. Gomes (87′).

Best player: Anthony Gordon​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Anthony Gordon.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez (6.7), Joël Veltman (6.6), Adam Webster (6.1), Dan Burn (7.8), Marc Cucurella (7.0), Enock Mwepu (7.0), Adam Lallana (7.0), Yves Bissouma (7.2), Alexis Mac Allister (8.7), Neal Maupay (7.0) and Leandro Trossard (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Taylor Richards, Solly March, Jason Steele, Shane Duffy (6.6), Pascal Groß, Jakub Moder (6.4), Danny Welbeck, Steven Alzate and Tariq Lamptey (6.5).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: J. Veltman for S. Duffy (61′), A. Lallana for T. Lamptey (61′) and L. Trossard for J. Moder (81′).

Best player: Alexis Mac Allister​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Alexis Mac Allister.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Brentford – Aston Villa – 2-1
• Chelsea – Liverpool – 2-2
• Everton – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-3
• Leeds United – Burnley – 3-1