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
BRIGHTON SUBS: Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey, Alexis Mac Allister, Leandro Trossard, Adam Lallana, Julio Enciso, Billy Gilmour, Jan Paul van Hecke, Andrew Moran.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Levi Colwill, Pervis Estupinan; Moises Caicedo, Pascal Gross; Solly March, Jeremy Sarmiento, Kaoru Mitoma; Evan Ferguson.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
EVERTON SUBS: Asmir Begovic, Yerry Mina, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Neal Maupay, Ben Godfrey, Seamus Coleman, Ruben Vinagre, Ellis Simms, Isaac Price.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
EVERTON (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford; Nathan Patterson, Conor Coady, James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko; Alex Iwobi, Idrissa Gueye, Tom Davies; Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Demarai Gray.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
As for Brighton, they have won three of their last five games but lost to league leaders Arsenal in their previous match. Roberto De Zerbi’s side won back-to-back matches against Chelsea and Wolves before losing to Aston Villa before the break. Brighton then returned to Premier League action with a triumph over Southampton before their most recent defeat. Currently in 10th place, Brighton will be just one point behind Liverpool with a win. However, they have never won away from home on a Tuesday in the Premier League (D2 L7).
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
After conceding a 95th-minute goal against Wolves to lose their first game after the World Cup, Everton bounced back with an impressive draw versus Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Losing three successive games before their tie on the road last time out, Everton are just two points above the relegation zone. They will move into the bottom three if they lose today and other results go against them in tomorrow’s Premier League fixtures.
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