Everton vs Brighton

2 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

Anthony Gordon 53’, 76’

Alexis Mac Allister 3’, 71’
Dan Burn 21’

Match summary

Brighton took a 3-2 win at Everton. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alexis Mac Allister put Brighton ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Neal Maupay and Dan Burn made it 0-2 with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Enock Mwepu. In the second half, Anthony Gordon pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 53rd minute, set up by Allan, Mac Allister made it 1-3 in the 71st minute, set up by Enock Mwepu, and Gordon made it 2-3 in the 76th minute, set up by Jonjoe Kenny.

Everton can feel hard done by, creating 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brighton's 1.48 from 12. Dominic Calvert-Lewin hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Everton.

Match stats

17 Shots 12

6 Shots on Target 5

8 Corners 5

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.83 xG 1.48

1.07 Non-penalty xG 1.48

5 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Everton Brighton

Kick-off

3’

Alexis Mac Allister
Assist: Neal Maupay

0-1

21’

Dan Burn
Assist: Enock Mwepu

0-2

Half-time0-2

Anthony Gordon
Assist: Allan

1-2

53’

71’

Alexis Mac Allister
Assist: Enock Mwepu

1-3

Anthony Gordon
Assist: Jonjoe Kenny

2-3

76’

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Everton

Jonjoe Kenny

Brighton

Adam Webster

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.

Everton 1.83 xGBrighton 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Brighton attacking Everton attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Jordan Pickford	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jonjoe Kenny	DEF	79		1	0	0.00	0.12	2
Michael Keane	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Ben Godfrey	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.15	2
Mason Holgate	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Seamus Coleman	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Anthony Gordon	MID	90	2		5	0.28	0.03	1
Allan	MID	90		1	1	0.01	0.02	1
Abdoulaye Doucouré	MID	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Demarai Gray	MID	90			2	0.36	0.11	3
Dominic Calvert-Lewin	FWD	90			4	0.95	0.00	0
Salomón Rondón	Sub	11			2	0.11	0.12	1
André Gomes	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.04	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Robert Sánchez	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Joël Veltman	DEF	64			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dan Burn	DEF	90	1		2	0.64	0.00	0
Adam Webster	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marc Cucurella	DEF	90			1	0.06	0.00	0
Enock Mwepu	MID	90		2	0	0.00	0.66	2
Yves Bissouma	MID	90			2	0.12	0.00	0
Adam Lallana	MID	64			2	0.06	0.00	0
Alexis Mac Allister	MID	90	2		3	0.53	0.12	2
Neal Maupay	FWD	90		1	1	0.06	0.50	2
Leandro Trossard	FWD	84			1	0.02	0.06	1
Shane Duffy	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.00	0
Tariq Lamptey	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jakub Moder	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 33% Avg odds 2.88

Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11

Brighton win 36% Avg odds 2.71

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

Form going into the game

Everton L L W L D

Brighton D D L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Brighton 0-2 Everton, 28 Aug 21 Next meeting: Everton 1-4 Brighton, 03 Jan 23 All Everton vs Brighton 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.