Post Match report for the Everton - Archive 24/25 game - Saturday, 17th August 2024

PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Everton V Brighton - 17/8/24 P1


* * * * * AWAY DAY DELIGHT * * * * *


RESULT: 0-3 ~ Mitoma, Welbeck, Adingra . (h-t 0-1)


VENUE: Goodison Park, Liverpool - first away match of 1 fixture to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: it was opening day and Brighton fans were in the northwest for our last Prem visit to Goodison prior to hosts relocation next year to a stadium built alongside the Mersey.
WEATHER: summertime . GATE: tba . KIT: yellow . ATMOSPHERE: beginning of the end for locals

FABIAN HURZELER had been our head coach for a mere few weeks and saw 6 new players signed onto the books.
FH selected from a revised squad list for his Premier League first team-sheet debut.

INJURED: 1 Verbruggen (gk) 2 Lamptey 7 March 28 Ferguson 30 Estupinan
SQUAD: 3 Julio 10 Enciso 15 Moder 31 Sima
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1


TEAM . . . . . . . . . 23 Steele
. 34 Veltman 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 41 Hinshelwood
. 17 Minteh 27 Wieffer 6 Milner 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 9 Pedro . . . 18 Welbeck

SUBS: 24 Adingra (45), 4 Webster (76), 11 Gilmour (82), 16 Sarmiento (82), 26 Ayari (89)
BENCH: 39 Rushworth (gk) 19 Barco 20 Baleba 51 OMahony


GOALS:
0-1 - 25 . MITOMA nets following a fast move up field involving Welbeck and assist by Minteh.
0-2 - 56 . WELBECK doubles the lead with a smart strike as defenders were occupied with other runs.
0-3 – 86 . ADINGRA slots a thirds from a Welbeck assist as BHA dominate later stages.


YELLOWS: 31 Milner . RED: 66 hosts

CHANGES: 45 Adingra for Minteh . 76 Webster for Dunk
82 Gilmour & Sarmiento for Nukber & Pedro . 89 Ayari for Mitoma


FIRST HALF: it was a less than flattering opening period but visitors took the lead prior to the half hour mark.
Just before halftime locals were pressing for an equaliser.
Then Seagulls made a substitution due to injury.
SECOND HALF: hosts had a penalty decision reversed early into this period.
Prior to the hour mark travellers went two ahead.
Just after the hour hosts were reduced to ten men.

IN THE END: an initial victory on the road and a clean sheet against a disadvantaged struggling side.

NUMBERS: poss 38%-62%, on target 1-5, off target 8-5, corners 1-5,
fouls 8=8, yellows 1-1, red 1-0, subs 3-5, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt3 po1

FS


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