Brighton vs Everton

8 May 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 0–3

  • Alexis Mac Allister 79’
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré 1’, 29’
  • Jason Steele 35’ (og)
  • Dwight McNeil 76’, 90+6’

Match summary

Everton won comfortably, 5-1 away at Brighton. Everton led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Abdoulaye Doucouré put Everton ahead in the first minute, set up by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Doucouré made it 0-2 in the 29th minute, set up by Dwight McNeil, and Steele's own goal made it 0-3 in the 35th minute. In the second half, Dwight McNeil made it 0-4 in the 76th minute, set up by Alex Iwobi, Alexis Mac Allister pulled one back to make it 1-4 in the 79th minute, and McNeil made it 1-5 in stoppage time, set up by Amadou Onana.

Brighton can feel hard done by, creating 3.59 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Everton's 2.94 from 10.

Match stats

Brighton Everton
23 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 5
15 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
3.24 xG 2.94
3.24 Non-penalty xG 2.94
16 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Brighton Everton
Kick-off
1’
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Assist: Dominic Calvert-Lewin0-1 (Everton)
29’
Abdoulaye Doucouré
Assist: Dwight McNeil0-2 (Everton)
35’
Jason Steele
Own goal0-3 (Everton)
Half-time0-3
76’
Dwight McNeil
Assist: Alex Iwobi0-4 (Everton)
Alexis Mac Allister1-4 (Brighton)
79’
90+6’
Dwight McNeil
Assist: Amadou Onana1-5 (Everton)
Full-time1-5

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
Everton
  • Yerry Mina
  • Idrissa Gueye
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  • Amadou Onana

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.59 2.94 1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 0-1 1’ 29’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 0-2 29’ 35’ Jason Steele (Everton) own goal, 0-3 35’ 76’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), 0-4 76’ 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), 1-4 79’ 90+6’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), 1-5 90+6’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.59 2.94 1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 0-1 Doucouré 1’ 29’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), 0-2 Doucouré 29’ 35’ Jason Steele (Everton) own goal, 0-3 Steele 35’ 76’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), 0-4 McNeil 76’ 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), 1-4 Mac Allister 79’ 90+6’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), 1-5 McNeil 90+6’
Brighton 3.59 xGEverton 2.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Everton attacking Brighton attacking 
76’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 83’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.68 xG, off target 48’ James Garner (Everton), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 79’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 29’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 4’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+6’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 61’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 26’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Moisés Caicedo (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Moisés Caicedo (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Idrissa Gueye (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ James Tarkowski (Everton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Jason Steele (Brighton), own goal 76’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 79’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 83’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.68 xG, off target 48’ James Garner (Everton), open play, 0.60 xG, blocked 1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 79’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 29’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 4’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 90+6’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 61’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 26’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 24’ Dwight McNeil (Everton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Levi Colwill (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Moisés Caicedo (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Estupiñán (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Moisés Caicedo (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Idrissa Gueye (Everton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ James Tarkowski (Everton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Jason Steele (Brighton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jason Steele GK900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß DEF902 0.120.645
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.050.000
Adam Webster DEF490 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF901 0.050.031
Alexis Mac Allister MID9014 0.910.212
Moisés Caicedo MID902 0.090.143
Facundo Buonanotte MID490 0.000.000
Deniz Undav MID490 0.000.000
Kaoru Mitoma MID902 0.491.053
Danny Welbeck FWD491 0.280.000
Evan Ferguson Sub413 0.540.143
Julio Enciso Sub410 0.000.091
Levi Colwill Sub413 0.880.000
Solly March Sub322 0.100.162
Billy Gilmour Sub92 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 71% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.54
Everton win 12% Avg odds 8.45

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LWLWW
Everton LLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Everton 1-4 Brighton, 03 Jan 23 Next meeting: Everton 1-1 Brighton, 04 Nov 23  All Brighton vs Everton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.