I agree, it can be the metaphorical ‘12th man’, but it is the players who have to get the fans going first by displaying the same commitment that we saw on Saturday. It has been a rollercoaster festive period having been on the floor after Wolves but encouraged after Man City. Three points here and there may even be a bit of optimism creeping in among Toffees fans. Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images I don’t think it is too far-fetched to say that Brighton are one of - if not the - best run club in the Premier League.
“I hope everyone coming to Goodison on Tuesday see players who are hungry, relate to that and gets the crowd going. “We know what it can be like on an evening game at Goodison and then hopefully we can have a good game. “It’s a very good team in Brighton, we have to be very ready. Good possession team, will have possession. We have to trust in ourselves and believe like we did today. ” Momentum is so important in football and Everton need to make the most of what they gained following that draw at the Etihad.
You can read Everton's predicted lineup here. Graham Potter has no fresh concerns after his side's hard-fought point at Stamford Bridge in midweek but will be sweating over the availability of Belgian forward Leandro Trossard, who missed out on the Seagulls' trip to Chelsea with a hamstring issue. Elsewhere, Jeremy Sarmiento, Lewis Dunk and Jurgen Locadia (who is out through Covid-19) will miss out on Sunday's clash.
Everyone from the board down is pulling in the right direction, with a clear plan in terms of recruitment and style of play. Everton would do well to watch and learn. It meant they didn’t panic when manager Graham Potter left for Chelsea in September, with Roberto De Zerbi swiftly appointed in his place. Or when Marc Cucurella left for the same club for around £62m a year after joining for a fraction of that price. They are now an established Premier League team with a healthy balance sheet and onward momentum. They head north in 10th place and will move to within a point of the top six with a win. They have a poor recent record at Goodison, losing four out of the last five, though they did win there last season.
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They are also bidding to win three successive Premier League away games for the first time. Everton meanwhile could become the first club to record 500 top-flight home defeats. Is there a more Everton stat than that? Everton 2-3 Brighton, January 2 2022 Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The two sides met at Goodison exactly a year and one day ago, with Brighton coming away with all three points despite two goals from Anthony Gordon. Anthony Gordon and Yerry Mina will be assessed after missing the draw at City through illness. Michael Keane is also a doubt after missing the game with a knee problem. Amadou Onana will definitely miss the game through suspension, but Ellis Simms could feature after he was recalled from his loan at Sunderland Everton manager Frank Lampard: “We need to understand in the last two, three, four games that we haven’t got the points we wanted. Against City we did and now we want to go out and be really hungry for points.
Their 1-1 draw at Chelsea last time out, however, offers hope. Brighton have also endured inconsistencies this campaign, playing out too many draws to build on a very promising beginning to the season. The Seagulls, like Sunday's hosts, have won, drawn and lost in their last three - but have most recently shown their abilities with a 2-0 win over Brentford before earning a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge last time out.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin should be able to make a comeback / Visionhaus/GettyImagesThe Toffees can be hopeful of Tom Davies' inclusion in the matchday squad, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin should be able to make his hugely anticipated return to the starting lineup. Elsewhere, however, Everton will have to make do without Richarlison, Salomon Rondon, Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend.
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Everton vs Brighton - Match Preview | Can Toffees begin 2023 with a win? Everton will look to build on their battling draw against Manchester City when they kick-off 2023 against Brighton at Goodison Park. The Toffees proved the doubters (myself included) wrong with that feisty performance at the Etihad. I won’t lie, I would have considered a narrow defeat as a decent result before the game, so this is definitely considered bonus point in my book. The miserable defeat at home to Wolves had left us fearing the worst, but the players showed they are still willing to fight for their manager.
Everton vs Brighton: TV channel, live stream, team news & predictionEverton and Brighton face off against each other at Goodison Park on Sunday as the Premier League enters the new year. The Toffees host this tie having not played since 16 December. Rafael Benitez's side's previous three fixtures have all been postponed due to Covid-19, leaving Everton 15th in the table with games in hand on some of the clubs above them. They'll have to regain consistency to actually make use of those games in hand, however, having won, lost and drawn in their previous three after a woeful run of winless form beforehand.
Goalscoring and creativity remains a problem - Demarai Gray cannot score rockets every week - but the very least we expect is a bit of spirit and fight, which we saw by the bucket load in east Manchester, not least from Ben Godfrey, who managed to reduce Erling Haaland into a petulant child. Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images The key now of course is to build on that with three points against the Seagulls, the first of two crucial home games this month, with Southampton to follow in a couple of weeks. Frank Lampard has spoken about how the Goodison atmosphere will be crucial.
Everton team news & predicted line-up vs BrightonEverton head into the game having picked up a huge 1-1 draw with Manchester City this past Saturday. However, the Toffees have still won just three league games all season in 17 attempts. As a result, Frank Lampard’s side are currently 16th in the league and only three points above 20th-place Southampton. Predicted Everton line-up vs BrightonEverton team news vs BrightonYerry Mina went off injured again for Everton on Boxing Day. It has since been revealed that both he and Anthony Gordon are suffering from illness and are doubts for the Brighton clash:“There’s a bit of illness in the group. Anthony (Gordon) and Yerry (Mina) are both under the weather so miss out, ” Lampard said.
Here's 90min's preview of this clash. When is kick off? Sunday 2 January, 14:00 (GMT)Where is it being played? Goodison Park, LiverpoolTV channel? Game is not being broadcast in the UK, NBC/fuboTV (US), DAZN (Canada)Highlights? BBC Match of the Day (UK), Sky Sports Football YouTube channelReferee? John BrooksVAR? Stuart AtwellThe identities of the Covid-19-enforced absentees in the Everton squad were not specified but, given the time between their previous outing and Sunday's clash, Benitez should be able to recall those affected.
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