Brighton beats Everton in a thrilling encounter
Brighton emerged victorious in a thrilling match against Everton at Goodison Park. The encounter, corresponding to the first round of the Premier League 2024, was decided by a resounding 3-0 victory for the visiting team.
Brighton dominated possession and the game for much of the encounter, but Everton also had their chances. The first goal arrived in the 26th minute when Kaoru Mitoma took advantage of a pass from Yankuba Minteh to open the scoring.
In the 56th minute, Danny Welbeck extended Brighton’s lead with a goal that was the result of great teamwork. The third and final goal came in the 87th minute, scored by Simon Adingra, who took advantage of a pass from Danny Welbeck to seal the game.
The match was marked by the expulsion of Ashley Young in the 66th minute, following a hard tackle. Additionally, Brighton had a goal disallowed for offside in the 90th minute.
In terms of statistics, Brighton controlled the match with 62% possession and 10 shots on target, 5 of which were on target. Everton, on the other hand, remained at 38% possession and could only generate 1 shot on target.
Brighton begins the season with an important victory, while Everton leave empty-handed at the start of the Premier League.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 45 S. Adingra came in and Y. Minteh went out., at minute 76 A. Webster came in and L. Dunk went out., at minute 82 J. Sarmiento came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 82 B. Gilmour came in and J. Milner went out., at minute 90 Y. Ayari came in and K. Mitoma went out.
Substitutions everton: at minute 63 I. Ndiaye came in and A. Doucoure went out., at minute 76 Beto came in and D. Calvert-Lewin went out., at minute 85 M. Holgate came in and J. Harrison went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Everton
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