Everton 1-4 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls pile pressure on Frank Lampard with emphatic win

Brighton piled the pressure on Everton manager Frank Lampard with an emphatic victory at Goodison Park.

Kaoru Mitoma gave the Seagulls the lead with a composed finish after Moises Caicedo picked out the Japan winger on the edge of the penalty area.

The Toffees, who were fortunate not to fall further behind when teenager Evan Ferguson struck the outside of the post, were booed off at half-time.

But they fell apart completely after the restart as Brighton scored three goals in a remarkable six-minute spell early in the second half.

Ferguson, making his full Premier League debut, sidefooted Jeremy Sarmiento's low cross into the top corner before turning provider for Solly March to drill home the Seagulls' third.

Idrissa Gueye's atrocious backpass was then easily intercepted by Pascal Gross, who coolly beat Jordan Pickford with a chipped finish.

Demarai Gray converted a late penalty for Everton, but it was nothing more than a consolation on a miserable evening for the hosts and their supporters.

The final whistle was greeted by more boos from the home fans, who have seen their team win only one of their past 10 top-flight games.

Everton could drop into the Premier League's bottom three on Wednesday if other results go against them, while Brighton move back up to eighth.

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Everton

Squad number1Player namePickford

Squad number3Player namePatterson

Squad number30Player nameCoady

Squad number2Player nameTarkowski

Squad number19Player nameMykolenko

Squad number17Player nameIwobi

Squad number27Player nameGueye

Squad number26Player nameDavies

Squad number7Player nameMcNeil

Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin

Squad number11Player nameGray

Squad number16Player nameDoucouré

Squad number20Player nameMaupay

Squad number23Player nameColeman

Squad number50Player nameSimms

Squad number60Player namePrice

Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number1Player nameSánchez

Squad number34Player nameVeltman

Squad number5Player nameDunk

Squad number6Player nameColwill

Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán

Squad number25Player nameCaicedo

Squad number13Player nameGroß

Squad number7Player nameMarch

Squad number19Player nameSarmiento

Squad number22Player nameMitoma

Squad number28Player nameFerguson

Squad number2Player nameLamptey

Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

Squad number14Player nameLallana

Squad number20Player nameEnciso

Squad number49Player nameMoran

Line-ups

Everton

Formation 4-3-3

1Pickford

3Patterson30Coady2Tarkowski19Mykolenko

17Iwobi27Gueye26Davies

7McNeil9Calvert-Lewin11Gray

Substitutes

Brighton

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Sánchez

34Veltman5Dunk6Colwill30Estupiñán

25Caicedo13Groß

7March19Sarmiento22Mitoma

28Ferguson

Substitutes

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Match ends, Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 4.

Second Half ends, Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 4.

Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Séamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Goal! Everton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 4. Demarai Gray (Everton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Penalty conceded by Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty Everton. Alex Iwobi draws a foul in the penalty area.

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.

Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Demarai Gray (Everton).

Substitution, Everton. Ellis Simms replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andrew Moran replaces Solly March.

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Kaoru Mitoma.

Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso.

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