Download Everton vs Brighton 0-3 Highlights | Premier League (24/25)
Brighton & Hove Albion secured all three points in their first Premier League match under new boss Fabian Hurzeler with a 3-0 victory against Everton at Goodison Park.
Everton started the first half strongly and thought they had taken the lead after just six minutes when Jack Harrison scored from a corner, but the goal was immediately ruled offside by the linesman, and a swift VAR check confirmed the decision.
The visitors grew into the game following that chance, and Joao Pedro came close to scoring their first goal of the 2024-25 season as the forward struck the post with a fizzing effort in the 10th minute.
Both teams had several chances in the subsequent 15 minutes, but it was Hurzeler’s side that broke the deadlock in the 26th minute when Yankuba Minteh raced down the right wing and cut the ball across the box for Kaoru Mitoma to tap into the empty net.
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The hosts may have felt hard done by going into the break 1-0 down after a strong first 45 minutes, but they believed they had a chance to equalise right after the restart when a penalty was awarded, only for VAR to intervene and the referee overturned the decision.
Brighton dominated the remainder of the match, finding the second goal in the 56th minute when Danny Welbeck calmly finished into the bottom corner after capitalising on an Everton mistake.
Ashley Young added to the misery as he was given his marching orders in the 66th minute after dragging Mitoma to the floor with the winger racing through on goal.
Brighton threatened to add to their goal tally in the closing stages of the match, and Simon Adingra eventually added a third in the final minutes to top off an excellent outing in Hurzeler’s first competitive match in charge.
Goals: K. Mitoma 25′, D. Welbeck 56′, S. Adingra 86′
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Match stats
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TEAM STATS
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| 9 | Shots | 10 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 333 | Passes | 574 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corners | 5 |
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