Everton 2-0 Brighton
Match summary
Everton beat Brighton 2-0 in Premier League on Sun, 24 Aug 2025.
Goals — Everton: I. Ndiaye 23'; Garner 52'.
Everton had 42% of the possession and 11 shots (3 on target) against 13 (4) for Brighton; corners 2-2, yellow cards 4-3.
In their last 14 meetings Everton won 5, Brighton won 5 and 4 ended level.
Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium. Referee: Stuart Attwell.
Match timeline
- 18'▩MitomaHit the woodwork
- 23'I. NdiayeAssist: GrealishGoal1-0
- 28'de CuyperYellow card
- 38'▩van HeckeHit the woodwork
- 39'IroegbunamYellow card
- 40'WiefferYellow card
- 46'⇄In J. HinshelwoodOut BalebaSubstitution
- 52'GarnerAssist: GrealishGoal2-0
- 63'GarnerYellow card
- 64'⇄In BetoOut BarrySubstitution
- 64'⇄In AlcarazOut I. NdiayeSubstitution
- 67'⇄In KadiogluOut de CuyperSubstitution
- 67'⇄In GomezOut AyariSubstitution
- 71'⇄In McNeilOut IroegbunamSubstitution
- 77'•WelbeckPenalty Miss
- 85'⇄In GrudaOut WiefferSubstitution
- 89'Dewsbury-HallYellow card
- 90'⇄In H. ArmstrongOut GrealishSubstitution
- 90'KadiogluYellow card
- 90'BetoYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
BarryEverton · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.35
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes63
GrealishEverton · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.01
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
MintehBrighton · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
GarnerEverton · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
DunkBrighton · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Brighton 4-2-3-1Everton 4-2-3-1
Everton
Coach: David Moyes
Substitutes
- 24Carlos AlcarazMidfielder6.6
- 45Harrison ArmstrongMidfielder
- 7Dwight McNeilAttacker6.8
- 9BetoAttacker6.4
- 12Mark TraversGoalkeeper
- 73Elijah CampbellDefender
- 23Seamus ColemanDefender
- 62Tyler OnyangoMidfielder
- 17Youssef ChermitiAttacker
Unavailable players
- Vitaliy MykolenkoMuscle injury
- Jarrad BranthwaiteHamstring Injury
- Nathan PattersonHernia
Brighton
Coach: Fabian Hürzeler
Substitutes
- 24Ferdi KadiogluDefender6.3
- 13Jack HinshelwoodMidfielder6.1
- 25Diego GomezMidfielder6.7
- 8Brajan GrudaMidfielder
- 23Jason SteeleGoalkeeper
- 21Olivier BoscagliDefender
- 42Diego CoppolaDefender
- 34Joël VeltmanDefender
- 20James MilnerMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Tom WatsonLack of fitness
- Solly MarchKnee injury
- Adam WebsterKnee injury
- Julio EncisoMeniscus injury
Statistics
EvertonBrighton
Key statistics
42%Possession58%
1.6Expected Goals2.43
11Total Shots13
3Shots On Target4
2Big Chances Created3
2Corners2
7Fouls15
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides6
4Goalkeeper Saves1
272Passes Completed411
All statistics
7Shots Off Target5
1Shots Blocked4
0Hit Woodwork2
1.21Expected Goals On Target1.54
15Free Kicks6
6Shots Inside The Box7
362Total Passes490
5Shots Outside The Box6
1Big Chances Missed3
0.99Expected Assists0.87
4/12 (33%)Crosses Completed3/11 (27%)
141Passes Own Half278
233Passes Opposition Half223
31/69 (45%)Long Passes Completed12/44 (27%)
19Throw-Ins27
10Key Passes10
84Passes Into Final Third81
66Backward Passes59
7Goal Kicks9
8Interceptions5
2.43Expected Goals Conceded1.6
8/15 (53%)Tackles Won8/17 (47%)
35Clearances24
70Duels Won47
31/47 (66%)Aerial Duels Won16/47 (34%)
39/70 (56%)Ground Duels Won31/70 (44%)
15Was Fouled6
9/16 (56%)Successful Dribbles8/13 (62%)
7Was Dribbled Past5
2Final Third Possession Won4
127Possession Lost127
4Substitutions4
Previous meetings
5 Everton4 draws5 Brighton
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Match information
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Round 2
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Hill Dickinson Stadium
- Capacity
- 52,769
- Attendance
- 51,759
- Referee
- Stuart Attwell