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
Next up, Everton travel to Manchester United in the FA Cup, with Brighton going to Championship outfit Middlesbrough.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton scored three goals in six second-half minutes to stun Everton and secure their third successive away win. Scoring a trio of goals after the break, De Zerbi’s side took the lead on the 14th-minute through Mitoma, who cut inside from the left before dribbling past Coady and slamming an effort low past Pickford. Going close through Iwobi and Davies, the game was beyond Everton in a matter of minutes. Ferguson directed Sarmiento’s cross into the top corner to double the visitor's advantage, before assisting March moments later. Scoring his second of the season, the Brighton winger curled his effort into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Three behind, Gueye was at fault for the fourth goal, inadvertently passing possession straight to Gross who ran into the Everton half before chipping Pickford. Second-best throughout, Lampard’s team got a late consolation through Gray, who crashed in a penalty after Iwobi was fouled by Sanchez.
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