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

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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 updates

• Brighton thump sorry Everton 4-1 at Goodison Park
• Mitoma, Ferguson, March and Gross all score to leave Frank Lampard on the brink of the sack
• FULL-TIME! Everton 1-4 Brighton
• 90+1’ - GOAL! Gray scores consolation penalty for hosts (EVE 1-4 BHA)
• 55’ - GOAL! Gross calmly finishes one on one (EVE 0-4 BHA)
• 54’ - GOAL! March calmly slides home to make it three (EVE 0-3 BHA)
• 52’ - GOAL! Ferguson hammers home from six yards (EVE 0-2 BHA)
• 15’ - GOAL! Mitoma cuts in from the right and slots home (EVE 0-1 BHA)

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

3 January 2023 20:59

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Assist Evan Joe Ferguson

3 January 2023 20:58

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3 January 2023 20:58

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3 January 2023 20:56

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Goal Evan Joe Ferguson

3 January 2023 20:55

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3 January 2023 20:55

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

3 January 2023 20:55

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Tarkowski looks to launch the ball over to the right towards McNeil but gets it all wrong. Goal-kick to Brighton.

3 January 2023 20:54

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Worrying numbers for Everton. Brighton are unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League matches when leading at half-time (W12, D4) dating back to 9th May 2021 against Wolverhampton Wanderers (L1-2). Everton have not won any of the seven games that they have played when trailing at the break this season.

3 January 2023 20:52

Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Ferguson twists on the ball around the outskirts of the box, giving himself a yard of space before curling it over the bar.

3 January 2023 20:50