Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion, 24 August 2025

Score2-0 to Everton
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueHill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Attendance51,759

View Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Everton won: 8 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 5 Everton scored: 28 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 21 . 133 years to the day since the official opening ceremony of Goodison Park, this was the first-ever competitive game to be played at Everton’s £802million Hill Dickinson Stadium. It became the 62nd venue to stage a game in the Premier League. The attendance of 51,759 was the Toffees' highest home attendance since 52,741 against Liverpool in League Division One on 6 November 1982.

2 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Iliman N'Diaye 23 G
James Garner 52 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Thierno Barry

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Carlos Alcaraz for Iliman N'Diaye 64
Beto for Thierno Barry 64
Dwight McNeil for Tim Iroegbunam 71
Harrison Armstrong for Jack Grealish 90+4

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Carlos Baleba 46
Ferdi Kadioğlu for Maxim De Cuyper 67
Diego Gómez for Yasin Ayari 67
Brajan Gruda for Mats Wieffer 85

Cards:

Tim Iroegbunam 39 Y
James Garner 63 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 89 Y
Beto 90+5 Y

Cards:

Maxim De Cuyper 28 Y
Mats Wieffer 40 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Elijah Campbell
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder Tyler Onyango
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Beto
Forward Youssef Chermiti

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda

Comments:

League position: 8th . Excluding relegated teams, Everton avoided becoming the first-ever team to lose their first two games in four consecutive seasons in the top division. . Iliman N'Diaye had now scored the Toffees’ last two goals at Goodison Park and their first-ever goal at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. He became the second player to score in consecutive home games for Everton at different stadiums; previously Fred Geary against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield and Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park in 1892. [c/o EFC Statto] . This was their first win in their last 13 games in the Premier League played in August (lost nine); lost the last seven since a 1-1 draw at Leeds United in 2022. . Adam Aznou was originally named as a substitute before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Elijah Campbell took his place on the bench.

Comments:

League position: 18th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023. . This was Albion's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 games in all competitions. . Danny Welbeck's penalty in the 77th minute was saved.

2 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Iliman N'Diaye 23 G
James Garner 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Thierno Barry

Substitutions:

Carlos Alcaraz for Iliman N'Diaye 64
Beto for Thierno Barry 64
Dwight McNeil for Tim Iroegbunam 71
Harrison Armstrong for Jack Grealish 90+4

Cards:

Tim Iroegbunam 39 Y
James Garner 63 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 89 Y
Beto 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Elijah Campbell
Defender/Midfielder Séamus Coleman
Midfielder Carlos Alcaraz
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder Tyler Onyango
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Beto
Forward Youssef Chermiti

Comments:

League position: 8th . Excluding relegated teams, Everton avoided becoming the first-ever team to lose their first two games in four consecutive seasons in the top division. . Iliman N'Diaye had now scored the Toffees’ last two goals at Goodison Park and their first-ever goal at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. He became the second player to score in consecutive home games for Everton at different stadiums; previously Fred Geary against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield and Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park in 1892. [c/o EFC Statto] . This was their first win in their last 13 games in the Premier League played in August (lost nine); lost the last seven since a 1-1 draw at Leeds United in 2022. . Adam Aznou was originally named as a substitute before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Elijah Campbell took his place on the bench.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Hinshelwood for Carlos Baleba 46
Ferdi Kadioğlu for Maxim De Cuyper 67
Diego Gómez for Yasin Ayari 67
Brajan Gruda for Mats Wieffer 85

Cards:

Maxim De Cuyper 28 Y
Mats Wieffer 40 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda

Comments:

League position: 18th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023. . This was Albion's first defeat in their last seven games in the Premier League (won four). . They had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 16 games in all competitions. . Danny Welbeck's penalty in the 77th minute was saved.