English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 24, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion WWWWD 0
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Everton LLDLL 2
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BHA000
EVE112
Hill Dickinson Stadium · 51,759 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Jack Grealish stars as Everton begin life at new stadium with win

Iliman Ndiaye and James Garner got Everton up and running at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in a 2-0 win over Brighton.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
4
57.6
Possession
42.4
13
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
411
Accurate Passes
272
490
Passes
362
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
69
12
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
8
24
Effective Clearances
35
24
Clearances
35

Head to Head

EVE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Michael KeaneCD-L
  3. 6James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 37James GarnerLB
  5. 15Jake O'BrienRB
  6. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallAM
  7. 27Idrissa GueyeLM
  8. 42Tim IroegbunamRM
  9. 11Thierno BarryF
  10. 18Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 10Iliman NdiayeAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 29Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 33Matt O'RileyAM
  7. 26Yasin AyariLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  2. 28' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Carlos Baleba.
  6. 52' Goal! Everton 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  7. 63' James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  9. 64' Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
  10. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
  11. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Yasin Ayari.
  12. 71' Substitution, Everton. Dwight McNeil replaces Tim Iroegbunam because of an injury.
  13. 77' Penalty saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
  14. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Mats Wieffer.
  15. 89' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+1' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, Everton. Harrison Armstrong replaces Jack Grealish.
  18. 90'+5' Beto (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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