Everton 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 1.0
- Actual xG
- 1.6 – 2.4
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot made Everton favourites at 48%.
Everton won although Brighton & Hove Albion made the better chances (2.4 xG to 1.6): a result the chances didn't back.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Yankuba Minteh, 83.0 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Everton
| 18 Aug 2025 | L 0–1 | at Leeds United |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| 16 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | v Fulham |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Everton
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Pickford | 90 | 67.4 | – |
| Iliman Ndiaye | 64 | 65.7 | – |
| James Garner | 90 | 64.2 | – |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 90 | 59.5 | – |
| Jack Grealish | 89 | 58.7 | – |
| Dwight McNeil | 19 | 56.9 | – |
| James Tarkowski | 90 | 55.4 | – |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 26 | 49.5 | – |
| Idrissa Gana Gueye | 90 | 48.1 | – |
| Michael Keane | 90 | 48.1 | – |
| Tim Iroegbunam | 71 | 46.6 | – |
| Thierno Barry | 64 | 46.0 | – |
| Jake O'Brien | 90 | 44.6 | – |
| Beto | 26 | 44.2 | – |
| Harrison Armstrong | 1 | 36.1 | – |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankuba Minteh | 90 | 83.0 | – |
| Brajan Gruda | 13 | 65.3 | – |
| Danny Welbeck | 90 | 64.9 | – |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 | 64.8 | – |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 90 | 60.1 | – |
| Mats Wieffer | 85 | 59.2 | – |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 23 | 57.2 | – |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | 55.0 | – |
| Matt O'Riley | 90 | 54.6 | – |
| Carlos Baleba | 45 | 53.1 | – |
| Diego Gómez | 23 | 52.2 | – |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 67 | 46.2 | – |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 45 | 44.9 | – |
| Yasin Ayari | 67 | 42.5 | – |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | 38.1 | – |