Post Match report for the Everton game - Tuesday, 3rd January 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 22/23: Everton V Brighton - 3/1/23 P17.
* * * * * NO CLEAN SHEET BUT MORE GOALS ON THE ROAD * * * * *
RESULT: 1-4 ~ Mitoma, Ferguson, March, Gross . (h-t 0-1)
VENUE: Goodison Park, Liverpool - ninth away match of 17 fixtures to date . Tue 7:45pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: Brighton fans were making New Year resolutions.
Renewing season tickets, collecting more away support points, updating passports and buying Euro guidebooks all figured on their wish lists.
WEATHER: rain but mild . . . GATE: tba . . . KIT: crimson . . . PITCH: wet
ROBERTO de ZERBI reviewed the squad list, making milestone decisions to provide a team-sheet for this midweek game up north.
RdZ decided to start Ferguson & Sarmiento, easing Trossard & Lallana to sit among substitutes with now returned World Cup hero Mac Allister.
INJURED: 4 Webster 18 Welbeck . REHAB: 15 Moder . SQUAD: 31 Undav
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sanchez
. 34 Veltman 5 Dunk 6 Colwill 30 Estupinan
. 7 March 25 Caicedo 13 Gross 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . . 19 Sarmiento . . . . . 28 Ferguson
SUBS: 10 Mac Allister (62), 2 Lamptey (71), 20 Enciso (71), 14 Lallana (78), 49 Moran (78)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 29 van Hecke 27 Gilmour 11 Trossard
GOALS:
0-1 - 14 . MITOMA picks up a cross-field pass from Caicedo and makes ground to get off a shot on target.
0-2 - 51 . FERGUSON converts a skilful assist from Sarmiento after good work by Estupinan.
0-3 - 54 . MARCH finishes in fine style following useful movement and assist by Ferguson
0-4 - 57 . GROSS runs amok when locals make a ricket at the back and leave it one on one with the keeper.
1-4 - 92 . Toffees have something to chew at last when they put a late spot kick straight down the middle.
YELLOWS: 45 Ferguson
INCIDENTS: 5 Sanchez saves, 6 Sanchez takes, 9 Caicedo pop, 10 Mitoma header, 20 Ferguson woodwork, 24 Ferguson over, 25 Sanchez takes, 29 March blocked, 30 Estupinan blocked, 32 hosts header, 36 hosts wide, 40 Sanchez takes, 45+ Sanchez blocks,
46 Ferguson over, 51 Sanchez takes, 65 hosts miss, 66 March blocked, 67 Mac A over, 70 hosts miss, 73 Enciso effort, 76 Mac A try, 80 hosts miss, 84 Lamptey miss, 88 Enciso try.
CHANGES: 62 Mac Allister for Sarmiento . 71 Lamptey & Enciso for Veltman & Ferguson.
78 Lallana & Moran for Mitoma & March.
FIRST HALF: an offensive period in the first quarter of an hour produced the opening goal for visitors. Further attempts were off target.
Hosts responded positively prior to the interval.
SECOND HALF: a goal-spree from travellers soon after turnaround put the result in no doubt before the hour mark.
IN THE END: probably an evening when things came together, dots began to join up and dreams became reality.
NUMBERS: poss 49%-51%, on target 4-8, off target 6-11, corners 5-2,
fouls 8-10, yellows 3-1, subs 5-5, shape 433-4231 . . . . . gd7 pt27 po8
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