Comments and predictions for Everton vs Brighton: The away team dominates

Latest Everton vs Brighton team information

Everton were in disarray at Leeds, with James Garner forced to play left-back due to injuries to Vitaliy Mykolenko and Adam Aznou. There was no addition to the right wing either, so Carlos Alcaraz was deployed as a winger, but was ineffective.

Jarrad Branthwaite continues to be absent with a hamstring injury, but Michael Keane has been fine in his place, so there are likely to be no changes in defence. However, Everton's midfield has been completely overwhelmed by Leeds.

Jack Grealish could start after coming off the bench at Elland Road, and Moyes is almost certain to give him a chance after his poor attacking displays.

Brighton completed seven signings early this season, but only Maxim De Cuyper made his debut last week, starting at left-back and playing the full 90 minutes at the Amex.

Centre-backs Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli have arrived, but the pair of Lewis Dunk and Jan Paul van Hecke will remain first-choice this season.

Injury-wise, Jack Hinshelwood could return after missing the Fulham game, but Solly March is yet to return to full training, while Adam Webster is set to miss almost the entire season with knee ligament surgery.

Everton vs Brighton latest predicted lineup

Everton:

Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Garner; Gueye, Iroegbunam; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

Brighton & Hove Albion:

Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Baleba, O'Riley, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma

Latest Everton vs Brighton football review

A poor performance at Leeds United on Monday night left Everton fans feeling let down, just ahead of what was supposed to be a pivotal moment in the club's history.

David Moyes' side were completely outclassed in a 1-0 defeat at Elland Road, barely creating any clear-cut chances, before a controversial penalty late on gave the newly promoted side a deserved victory.

Injuries and a lack of transfer activity to address the team’s long-standing problems contributed to Monday’s dismal defeat, with no signs of any imminent signings leaving fans worried that the team’s decline could continue.

After becoming the first team since 2007 to lose to last season's Championship champions in their opening game, Everton will now hope not to become the first hosts to lose on the opening day of their new stadium since 2001, when Southampton lost to Chelsea on the opening day at St Mary's.

Everton won their first home game in five consecutive seasons from 2017 to 2021, but have failed to score in the last three – against Chelsea (2022), Fulham (2023) and last season's rivals Brighton.

Although the Toffees beat Brighton 1-0 at the Amex in January, in Moyes' first away game back in charge, it is now five years since they have won back-to-back games against the Seagulls.

The main reason lies in their poor home record against Brighton. After four consecutive wins at Goodison since their opponents were promoted, Everton have only gained one point in their next four visits.

Brighton won both of their away games at the end of last season, and are now looking to win three consecutive away games for the first time since the start of 2023 – with the third win coming at Everton, a 4-1 win.

This is the second season in a row that Brighton have played Everton away, only at a different stadium. They will be pleased to repeat the 3-0 result at Goodison last August. In fact, Brighton have scored 13 goals in their last five visits to the blue half of Merseyside.

Like their hosts, Brighton were also disappointed in the opening round, dropping a 96th-minute victory against Fulham. Despite dominating the majority of the match, Rodrigo Muniz still managed to score an equalizer to make it 1-1.

That denied them a fifth straight win on the opening day and with a trip to Oxford United in the Carabao Cup in between, Brighton will be desperate to get a point from this one.

Latest Everton vs Brighton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Everton vs Brightonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Everton 0-2 Brighton

• WhoScore:Everton 1-3 Brighton
• Our newspaper predicts:Everton 0-2 Brighton

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