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
McNeil bundles Estupinan to the floor, with Brighton winning a free-kick in a crossing position. Gross switches it to the right of the box, but Tarkowski is there to head it away.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
OVER! Brighton should have scored the opener. March does well on the right, pushing the ball past Mykolenko before chipping it across the box. Unmarked, Mitoma gets his head on the cross but puts it over the bar.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have their first shot of the game through Caicedo, but his attempt from the edge is blocked.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton’s Lampard has never lost against Brighton in a Premier League match (W2 D1), only facing Crystal Palace more often without losing in the competition as a manager (P5 W5). He did, however, lose an FA Cup match against them back in February 2019, when he was Derby County manager. The home side have been the better team so far.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Sanchez makes another save, this one being simpler than the first. Iwobi starts the move, playing a throughball towards Calvert-Lewin who pulls the ball across the edge of the box from left to right. Davies rushes into the empty space, cutting onto his right foot before curling his shot straight at the goalkeeper.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
SAVE! Sanchez is called into action. Gray sends a deep free-kick into the box towards Davies. He gets to the ball first, knocking it towards Calvert-Lewin. The striker turns, cutting it back to Iwobi who is denied at close range by the goalkeeper.
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