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Going into the match against annoying rival Brighton, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s army was full of determination to maintain their impressive match.
Everton are playing at their best this season |
From the first minutes, Calvert-Lewin had the opportunity to finish. However, his shot near the box was stopped by excellent goalkeeper Ryan. Everton’s drastic pressure play makes Brighton nearly impossible to hit the ball.
And in the 16th minute, the home team had an opening goal. After a precise cross from Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin shot high and headed towards Brighton at the near corner.
Everton were then at a major disadvantage when winger Richarlison was injured and had to leave the field, but they remained the team that took the initiative with a sharp attacking style.
But right at the moment of excitement, Everton was suddenly matched by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s mistake. After a dangerous shot from Trossard, Pickford couldn’t hold the ball. Just waiting for that, Maupay took the opportunity to return the game to the starting line.
However, Everton quickly built up a 2-1 lead just before the first half ended. At 45 ‘+ 2 minutes, midfielder Yerry Mina hit Brighton’s net after a very good free kick by James Rodríguez.
Early in the second half, James continued to shine with a double goal. In the 52nd minute, the Colombian player caught Brighton’s net after a beautiful cross from Iwobi.
In the 72nd minute, he scored the second goal with a precise ball cushion from close range. This time, James’ builder is another rookie, midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure.
James shines with 2 goals and 1 assist to help Everton win the match 4-2 James shines with 2 goals and 1 assist to help Everton win the match 4-2
In the closing minutes of the match, Brighton had made a frenzied attack and managed to reduce the distance to 2-4 thanks to Yves Bissouma’s volley from outside the area. However, the time remaining was very little, so the visitors agreed to leave the field without scoring any points.
With this victory, Everton temporarily rose to first place in the 2020/21 Premier League because neither Leicester nor Liverpool had played.