Match Thread Everton v Brighton Hove Albion - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Onwards Evertonians]

So many great performances today, even players who have rightfully come in for a bit of stick in the past are stepping up. Pickford and injuries aside, it was a great day all round.

Thankfully our players will get a chance to recover now. Up the unbeaten blues.

 

[LEONARD]

The 4 people who voted for Pickford.

 

[Death]

The Colombian posters have been great.

 

[JohnTheBlue]

A fully fit 11 against Liverpool’s full strength team will give us indication about where we are as a team

Win Lose or Draw I’m hoping we turn up and play football, no panicking and players looking lost, let’s at least look like a side making improvements

 

[Bob Latchford]

...they lost away to Manure last weekend

They were home to United last week
that why I said away games.....

 

[lieneverton]

4 wins out of 4

3 wins out of 3 in the CC

7 wins out of 7

24 goals scored

Incredible start to the season

Injuries are a concern, hoping most clear up over the international break. And yes, clearly there are a couple of issues not least our clown in goal.

But I'm buzzing. COYFB.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

All managers now will be saying just pump the ball in and test Pickford and shoot when you get a chance from outside the box because he can't deal with high balls and he can't save long range efforts, he's actually pretty poo

He needs replacing asap. He is easily the weakest link in the team.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

We were knackered for the last 20, hardly surprising after the early season schedule after practically no pre season.

We won that at a canter though, did what we had to, buried them and then tried to just manage the game out. Thought Mina was superb today, Won’t even mention HIM & I hope Seamus’s hammy is just a slight strain James though.....

 

[roy vernon]

I voted for Doucoure, I thought he was immense. Our 2 Columbians ran him very close though.

Good team performance all round , with the exception of our keeper. Was encouraging that we still played some very silky stuff, even though we had a changed team.

 

[Rob17896]

So many great performances today, even players who have rightfully come in for a bit of stick in the past are stepping up. Pickford and injuries aside, it was a great day all round.

Thankfully our players will get a chance to recover now. Up the unbeaten blues.

Voting for MotM was not easy. I was only certain is was not Pickford. All great teams have at least a very good keeper. There is nobody as bad as him in the PL.

 

[Ring master]

GRAHAM POTTER P/C

Brighton at fault for all 4 goals
We were disappointed with the goals we have conceded and the decisions we made in the second half," said Potter.
He said Brighton contributed to their own downfall.


Lamptey taken off
Potter said he was taken off due to a slight problem with his hamstring.
It is more precautionary than anything.

Need to improve
Potter said he was disappointed with three points out of 12 so far.
He added that while the transfer window is open you are always looking.

Pattern of conceding from set-pieces?
It is always a concern when you concede goals," he said.
Potter said Brighton seems to get punished through set pieces and they need to improve that area

What to learn from this
At the moment it is a little too cheap or we are getting heavily punished - we need to do better there," said Potter.
Potter said Brighton's decision making needs to be better.
Ultimately if you give too many opportunities to the opposition it is going to be a difficult afternoon in the PL," he said.



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[Darth Toffeeman]

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti, speaking to MOTD: "Brighton played well. We played well also. We managed the situation of the game well. We had composure defensively and had opportunities on the counter attack. The performance was complete and this was the reason we deserved to win."

On James Rodriguez: "As I said on the first day, the players with quality have not a problem with that (settling in). The quality is there because football is not so complicated. The pitch is always the same, the opponents are always 11, the ball is the same, the goal doesn't move. Football is simple. It is not complicated."

On Dominic Calvert-Lewin's impressive start to the season: "There is not just one reason. He is confident, we are seeing him improving and he is scoring goals and that is the most important motivation for a striker. This is the moment of Dominic Calvert-Lewin now.

"We are optimistic now for 15 days because there is a break but then we will have a fantastic test, the most difficult test against our neighbours."




Brighton boss Graham Potter, speaking to MOTD: "I don't think Everton had so many chances but we helped them, second half certainly. To concede just before half time was a blow for us and then we didn't start the second half so well.

"I think we contributed a little bit to our downfall today and that is something we need to be better at.

"No problem with the players, they kept going and kept trying. Decision making in the second half is where we could do better.

"We have conceded all our goals against Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton and they are want you consider to be top sixish teams.

"We are punished for not too much and at the same time today we contributed a bit ourselves."

Bolded that 2nd line from Potter.

Everton had nothing to do defensively in the 1st half, other than to watch Pickford play Hot Potato and concede an abomination of a goal. We should have been out of sight by half time.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

We were knackered for the last 20, hardly surprising after the early season schedule after practically no pre season.

We won that at a canter though, did what we had to, buried them and then tried to just manage the game out. Thought Mina was superb today, Won’t even mention HIM & I hope Seamus’s hammy is just a slight strain James though.....

It was noticeable at the end that we had played midweek and they hadn't.

 

[MikeH72]

It took us until gameweek 12 to pass the 11 point mark last season LOL.

 

[cromofo]

I'm used to Everton ruining my weekends, so this is a pleasant change

can't wait for the derby