Post Match report for the Everton game - Sunday, 24th August 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Everton V Brighton - 24/8/25 P2
* * * * * SEAGULLS FLOCK COMING HOME TO ROOST * * * * *
RESULT: 2-0 . . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: Hill Dickinson Stad, Merseyside - first away match of 2 fixtures to date . Sun 2:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans travelled to the inaugural Prem contest at Toffees new 53k home in Bramley Dock.
We were kettled into a corner but have been used to ups & downs, ins & outs, sit or stand and sing & shout over decades.
WEATHER: warm . KIT: light purple . ATMOSPHERE: big bowl feeling with slight vertigo . GATE: 51+k
FABIAN HURZELER had seen his match-day group drop points on opening day and wanted to avoid a repeat or worse.
FH was able to select from majority of the squad bar those remaining in rehab.
SQUAD: 2 Lamptey 3 Julio 9 Tzimas 14 Watson 19 Kostoulas
31 Enciso 32 Sarmiento 37 Sima 38 McGill (gk) 40 Buonanotte
INJURED: 10 Rutter . REHAB: 4 Webster 7 March
OOL: 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 35 Moran 36 Yalcouye 39 Rushwood (gk)
LEFT: Estupinan Pedro Adingra Offiah Mullins Barco
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 29 de Cuyper
. 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 26 Ayari 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 33 ORiley . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 13 Hinshelwood (46), 25 Gomez (67), 24 Kadioglu (67), 8 Gruda (85)
BENCH: 23 Steele 20 Milner 21 Boscagli 34 Veltman 42 Coppola
GOALS:
1-0 - 23 . hosts score first from a basic centre and shot to put visitors on the back foot.
2-0 - 52 . hosts score a second goal from a wonder strike down range.
YELLOWS: de Cuyper 28, Wieffer 40, Kadioglu 90+
CHANGES: 46 Hinshelwood for Baleba .
67 Gomez & Kadioglu for Ayari & de Cuyper . 85 Gruda for Wieffer
FIRST HALF: momentum fluctuated from first whistle but visitors failed to convert chances.
Hosts then scored and maintained various other advantages until the interval.
SECOND HALF: hosts doubled their lead before too long.
Travellers huffed & puffed, missed netting from the spot and continued second best all round.
IN THE END: a very poor away performance against very average opponents.
NUMBERS: poss 47%-53%, on target 3-4, off target 8-9, corners 2-2,
fouls 7-15, yellows 4-3, subs 4-4, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd-2 pt1 po17
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