English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 3, 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion WWWLL 2
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Everton WWWWW 4
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BHA112
EVE224
Goodison Park

Match Report

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James Rodriguez bags double, assist to send Everton top after thrashing Brighton

James Rodriguez scored two goals and assisted another as Everton beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 on Saturday to keep their perfect start intact.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
56.6
Possession
43.4
11
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
526
Accurate Passes
404
618
Passes
474
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
47
18
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
26
14
Effective Clearances
18
14
Clearances
18

Head to Head

EVE leads series 3-2

Lineups

EVE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Michael KeaneCD-L
  3. 13Yerry MinaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 26Tom DaviesCM
  7. 10Gylfi SigurdssonLM
  8. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréRM
  9. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF
  10. 7RicharlisonLF
  11. 19James RodríguezRF

BHA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  4. 3Ben WhiteCD-R
  5. 17Steven AlzateCM-L
  6. 8Yves BissoumaCM-R
  7. 20Solly MarchLM
  8. 2Tariq LampteyRM
  9. 7Aaron ConnollyF
  10. 9Neal MaupayCF-L
  11. 11Leandro TrossardCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
  3. 25' Substitution, Everton. Alex Iwobi replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
  4. 41' Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  5. 45'+2' Goal! Everton 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Yerry Mina (Everton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Tariq Lamptey because of an injury.
  7. 52' Goal! Everton 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. James Rodríguez (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
  8. 58' Substitution, Everton. Fabian Delph replaces Séamus Coleman because of an injury.
  9. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Aaron Connolly.
  10. 70' Goal! Everton 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. James Rodríguez (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  11. 78' Substitution, Everton. Theo Walcott replaces James Rodríguez.
  12. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß replaces Steven Alzate.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Everton 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Solly March with a headed pass.

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