Everton match verdict as Joe Thomas reports on 1-1 draw at home to Brighton in the Premier League
If you were looking for signs of progress then you would have found them at Goodison Park against Brighton & Hove Albion. Everton may have been denied a win by a cruel deflection but the disappointment that greeted Ashley Young’s late own goal told a story of its own.
The easy reaction to Brighton’s late equaliser would be to complain about officiating - Everton had several good claims for a penalty as they sought to protect their lead - or to bemoan the tired legs of a small squad, or the decision by Sean Dyche to turn to his substitutes bench only after his side had conceded to an opposition fresh with talented additions. But that would be to miss the real story of this cold, wet afternoon in L4.
Everton took an early lead and rarely looked like conceding it. Brighton’s rise to the upper reaches of the Premier League has been a joy to watch but, for all the intricate work of the club in the transfer market and on the pitch, there is more than one way to be effective and Dyche has now shown Roberto de Zerbi this for the second time in six months.
Brighton had enjoyed 90% of the ball and spent most of the opening minutes camped 30 yards outside the Blues’ box. But they had created little and the more important statistic was the scoreline.
Aside from that let-off, the first half mirrored the opening 10 minutes - Brighton dominating possession but failing to get past James Tarkowski and the excellent-again Jarrad Branthwaite while Everton offered a constant threat on the counter attack. At the break, the visitors had enjoyed 84% of the possession but, having failed to do anything productive with it, were losing.
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