Everton vs Brighton

Everton have won their opening home game of a Premier League season for the first time since 2021 when they beat Southampton 3-1 – each of their last three opening home victories on either matchday one or two have now come via 2+ goal margins.

With defeat vs Everton today, Brighton have failed to win either of their opening two matches of a Premier League season for the first time since 2017-18 – their debut season in the competition (D1 L1).

Iliman Ndiaye became Everton's first ever Premier League scorer at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, having also been the Toffees' final scorer at Goodison Park in May.

Everton won 1-0 at Brighton in January, last winning consecutive Premier League games against the Seagulls in January/October 2020.

Having lost each of their first four Premier League away games against Everton, Brighton are now unbeaten in their last four visits (W3 D1).

This will be the first ever competitive game at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. Just one of the 10 clubs to have played at two different permanent home grounds in the Premier League have lost their first such game at their new home (W5 D4), with Southampton going down 2-0 to Chelsea at St Mary’s in August 2001.

Brighton and Hove Albion’s first away Premier League game in 2024-25 saw them win 3-0 against Everton, while the Seagulls ended the campaign with two away wins on the bounce. They last won three away games in a row in January 2023, the third of which was away at Everton.

Everton won their first home Premier League game in five consecutive seasons between 2017-18 and 2021-22 but they’ve lost their last three without scoring (0-1 v Chelsea in 2022-23, 0-1 v Fulham in 2023-24, 0-3 v Brighton in 2024-25).