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Everton vs Brighton: result 2-3 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 2, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Goodison Park, Liverpool

Everton
2-3
Brighton

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What was the result of Everton vs Brighton?

Brighton won 2-3 on January 2, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 3′A. Mac AllisterBrighton
  • 21′D. BurnBrighton
  • 53′A. GordonEverton
  • 71′A. Mac AllisterBrighton
  • 76′A. GordonEverton

Official lineup for Everton vs Brighton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Everton

5-4-1
  1. 24A. Gordon
  1. 9D. Calvert-Lewin
  2. 11D. Gray
  3. 16A. Doucouré
  4. 6Allan
  1. 4M. Holgate
  2. 2J. Kenny
  3. 5M. Keane
  4. 22B. Godfrey
  5. 23S. Coleman
  1. 1J. Pickford

Brighton

4-4-2
  1. 9N. Maupay
  2. 11L. Trossard
  1. 12E. Mwepu
  2. 10A. Mac Allister
  3. 8Y. Bissouma
  4. 14A. Lallana
  1. 3Marc Cucurella
  2. 33D. Burn
  3. 34J. Veltman
  4. 4A. Webster
  1. 1Robert Sánchez
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Everton have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Brighton have 2, 10 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Everton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 16, 2021Chelsea(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 12, 2021Crystal Palace(away)1-3Premier League
Dec 6, 2021Arsenal(home)2-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2021Liverpool(home)1-4Premier League
Nov 28, 2021Brentford(away)0-1Premier League
Brighton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2021Chelsea(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 26, 2021Brentford(home)2-0Premier League
Dec 15, 2021Wolves(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 4, 2021Southampton(away)1-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2021West Ham(away)1-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Everton wins, 1 draw, 2 Brighton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2021Brighton 0-2 EvertonPremier League
Apr 12, 2021Brighton 0-0 EvertonPremier League
Oct 3, 2020Everton 4-2 BrightonPremier League
Jan 11, 2020Everton 1-0 BrightonPremier League
Oct 26, 2019Brighton 3-2 EvertonPremier League
Dec 29, 2018Brighton 1-0 EvertonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Brighton vs Everton on Aug 28, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Everton score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Brighton score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Everton1.11.929/159/15
Brighton0.91.158/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Everton sit 5th in Premier League (10 points from 6 matches) and Brighton sit 3rd (13 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Brighton641118513
5Everton62408510

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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