Kick-off: 1945, 03/01/2023
Stadium: Goodison Park
Everton enjoyed a double boost at Manchester City on Saturday and now look a value bet to see off Brighton at Goodison Park.
The Toffees took a surprise point off the champions and were buoyed by key forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin coming through his return from injury.
If Frank Lampard’s side show the same fighting spirit on home turf, 5/2 for them to prevail is tempting enough to be our first Everton vs Brighton prediction.
Everton Odds
Everton had been unfortunate to go down 2-1 to Wolves at this venue, getting caught with a stoppage-time sucker punch when pressing for a winner.
The Toffees looked on course for a fourth straight Premier League defeat when falling behind to a 24th-minute Erling Haaland strike at Etihad Stadium.
However, Demarai Gray fired in a stunning equaliser on 64 minutes and Everton hung on for a 1-1 draw, despite having just 24 per cent of the possession.
On facing Brighton next, Lampard said: “Same approach, mentality, work ethic, all those things, because I think they have to be standard in football.
“It’s a very good team that are coming to Goodison, a very good possession team who will play, who will stop the game, stay on the ball and move it from back to front.
“So, we have to have a real work ethic and a discipline about our game, but it’s about bringing a good feel to us now.
“I think the end of the Wolves game wasn’t a good feel in the stadium, but now hopefully the performance (against City), the fans can be happy that we came and got the point.”
Everton dug themselves out of a hole with five wins out of their final 12 games last term, all by a one-goal margin.
Two of this season’s three victories have been achieved in similar fashion, so 4/1 they do that here appeals from the Everton vs Brighton odds.
Last Everton line-up: Pickford, Tarkowski, Patterson, Mykolenko, Godfrey, Coady, Onana, Gray, Iwobi, Gueye, Calvert-Lewin.
Everton will be without Amadou Onana, who is suspended after picking up a fifth booking of the season. Anthony Gordon and Yerry Mina will be assessed after illness, while Michael Keane is set to have a scan on a knee issue.
Brighton Odds
Brighton have struggled for consistency since Graham Potter left and followed up a good 3-1 win at Southampton by losing 4-2 at home to Arsenal.
Admittedly, the Seagulls didn’t go down without a fight versus the Gunners, with Kaoru Mitoma and 18-year-old Evan Ferguson netting.
It could have been closer but for VAR ruling out an 89th-minute effort by Albion and head coach Roberto De Zerbi said: “It was a strange game.
“We suffered four goals at crucial moments, especially the first and last goals, but I think we played a good game against a fantastic team.
“I’m sad for the result, but not for the quality of our play, our attitude and our bravery.
“We closed the game with a lot of very young players, but I can’t say anything bad of them or the performance.”
Albion will come to play and shaded a five-goal thriller here last term, but they had lost on four previous visits, including 4-2 in October 2020.
Let’s add 21/4 for the Toffees to win and both teams to score to our Everton vs Brighton betting tips.
Last Brighton line-up: Sanchez, Lamptey, Dunk, Samuels-Colwill, Estupinan, March, Gross, Lallana, Mitoma, Gilmour, Trossard.
Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo returns from a one-match suspension. Defender Adam Webster and striker Danny Welbeck remain unavailable due to injury, while De Zerbi will make a late decision on World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister’s fitness after his return from Argentina.
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