Premier League Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 24 2025 · 14:00 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
Everton
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.60 – 2.43
Brighton
  • I. Ndiaye 23’
  • J. Garner 52’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Everton beat Brighton

Everton won 2–0 through goals from Ndiaye and Garner. Everton won despite the lower xG; Brighton created the better chances (2.43 vs 1.60). On the chances created, Brighton deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Everton ✓37%
Draw26%
Brighton37%

Model vs reality

Everton goals
2
Model 1.43 · xG 1.60
Brighton goals
0
Model 1.42 · xG 2.43
Total goals
2
Model 2.84 · xG 4.03
Score 2–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. PickfordEverton
8.6
  • RefereeStuart Attwell
  • VenueHill Dickinson Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEverton 18th · Brighton 13th

Timeline

  1. I. Ndiaye 1–0Assist J. Grealish
    23’
  2. M. De CuyperYellow card · Foul
    28’
  3. T. IroegbunamYellow card · Foul
    39’
  4. M. WiefferYellow card · Foul
    40’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. ⇄ J. HinshelwoodFor C. Baleba
    46’
  7. J. Garner 2–0Assist J. Grealish
    52’
  8. J. GarnerYellow card · Foul
    63’
  9. ⇄ BetoFor T. Barry
    64’
  10. ⇄ C. AlcarazFor I. Ndiaye
    64’
  11. ⇄ D. GómezFor Y. Ayari
    67’
  12. ⇄ F. KadıoğluFor M. De Cuyper
    67’
  13. ⇄ D. McNeilFor T. Iroegbunam
    71’
  14. ⇄ B. GrudaFor M. Wieffer
    85’
  15. K. Dewsbury-HallYellow card · Foul
    89’
  16. F. KadıoğluYellow card · Foul
    90+1’
  17. ⇄ H. ArmstrongFor J. Grealish
    90+4’
  18. BetoYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  19. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Everton11 shots · 6 in box, 5 outside
Brighton13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
EvertonBrighton
42% Possession 58%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 2.43
0.94 Expected points (xPts) 1.87
11 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 7
5 Shots outside the box 6
362 Passes 490
75% Pass accuracy 84%
2 Corners 2
4 Goalkeeper saves 1
7 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 6
4 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.38 Team rating 6.33

Line-ups

Everton 4-2-3-1

18.6★ J. Pickford(G)
378.2 J. Garner 57.2 M. Keane 66.9 J. Tarkowski 156.6 J. O'Brien
277.5 I. Gueye 426.9 T. Iroegbunam ↓71’
188.6 J. Grealish AA↓90’ 227.2 K. Dewsbury-Hall 107.3 I. Ndiaye ↓64’
116.3 T. Barry ↓64’
  • 1J. Pickford (G) ★8.6
  • 37J. Garner8.2
  • 5M. Keane7.2
  • 6J. Tarkowski6.9
  • 15J. O'Brien6.6
  • 27I. Gueye7.5
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↓71’6.9
  • 18J. GrealishA×2↓90’8.6
  • 22K. Dewsbury-Hall7.2
  • 10I. Ndiaye↓64’7.3
  • 11T. Barry↓64’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 9Beto↑64’6.5
  • 24C. Alcaraz↑64’6.9
  • 45H. Armstrong↑90’
  • 7D. McNeil↑71’6.5

Unused: M. Travers, S. Coleman, T. Onyango, E. Campbell, Youssef Chermiti

Brighton 4-2-3-1

16.2 B. Verbruggen(G)
296.0 M. De Cuyper ↓67’ 56.7 L. Dunk 66.3 J. van Hecke 276.7 M. Wieffer ↓85’
266.2 Y. Ayari ↓67’ 176.5 C. Baleba ↓46’
226.5 K. Mitoma 336.5 M. O'Riley 116.9 Y. Minteh
184.9 D. Welbeck
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)6.2
  • 29M. De Cuyper↓67’6.0
  • 5L. Dunk6.7
  • 6J. van Hecke6.3
  • 27M. Wieffer↓85’6.7
  • 26Y. Ayari↓67’6.2
  • 17C. Baleba↓46’6.5
  • 22K. Mitoma6.5
  • 33M. O'Riley6.5
  • 11Y. Minteh6.9
  • 18D. Welbeck4.9

Substitutes used

  • 13J. Hinshelwood↑46’6.7
  • 8B. Gruda↑85’6.3
  • 25D. Gómez↑67’6.3
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu↑67’6.7

Unused: J. Steele, J. Milner, J. Veltman, O. Boscagli, D. Coppola

Player stats

Top rated
J. PickfordEverton8.6
2nd
J. GrealishEverton8.6
3rd
J. GarnerEverton8.2

Everton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Pickford G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 57% 47 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
J. Garner M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 77% 39 1 1 0/0 0/0 8.2
M. Keane D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 25 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
J. Tarkowski D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 43 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.9
J. O'Brien D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 27 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
I. Gueye M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 40 2 2 1/1 0/2 7.5
T. Iroegbunam M 71 0 0 1 (0) 0 55% 22 0 3 1/1 2/3 6.9
J. Grealish M 90 0 2 0 (0) 3 83% 35 3 0 1/5 0/1 8.6
K. Dewsbury-Hall M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 88% 40 0 1 1/1 2/3 7.2
I. Ndiaye F 64 1 0 2 (2) 0 91% 11 3 1 3/5 2/2 7.3
T. Barry F 64 0 0 2 (0) 0 50% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Beto F 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
C. Alcaraz M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 2 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
H. Armstrong M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. McNeil F 19 0 0 2 (0) 1 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 1 sv 1 65% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. De Cuyper D 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 30 1 0 0/0 3/2 6.0
L. Dunk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 101 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
J. van Hecke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 87 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Wieffer M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 30 7 1 1/1 1/0 6.7
Y. Ayari M 67 0 0 2 (2) 0 81% 27 3 1 0/0 2/2 6.2
C. Baleba M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 17 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
K. Mitoma M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 93% 28 1 0 1/3 1/0 6.5
M. O'Riley M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 94% 32 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Y. Minteh F 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 59% 27 1 2 5/5 2/0 6.9
D. Welbeck F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 77% 13 0 0 0/0 3/0 4.9
J. Hinshelwood M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 34 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
B. Gruda M 5 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.3
D. Gómez M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 0 1 0/2 0/0 6.3
F. Kadıoğlu M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.