Fabian Hurzeler made a fantastic start to his Brighton tenure as the Seagulls opened their Premier League campaign with a resounding 3-0 victory over 10-man Everton at Goodison Park. (More Football News)
Having endured a difficult start on Merseyside, Brighton found their groove with goals from Karou Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra securing an impressive triu🧜mph.
M♑itoma rounded off a fine first-ha🦋lf move after being picked out by debutant Yankuba Minteh, with Welbeck adding a second in the 56th minute.
Everton’s chances of a comeback were all but halted 10 minutes later as Ashley Y🐠oung was given his marching orders for a pull on goalscorer Mitoma, wit🎃h Adingra adding a third four minutes from time before Yasin Ayari saw a goal awarded on-pitch but overturned after a VAR review
The result sees Brightꦿon – at least temporarily – top the pile, with Everton propp🐓ing up the table.
Data Debrief: Hurzeler impresses on debut
Hurzeler became the Premier League’s youngest ever coach when he replaced Roberto De Zerbi in June, and his side's performance will exci𝐆te Brighton supporters.
The Seagulls outperformed their expected goals (xG) by 1.44ღ from their 10 shots, nine of those came inside the box with five on target.
Welbeck's goal and assist saw him register his 10th goal involvement against the Toffees (five goals and five assist), more than he haꦑs managed against in the Premier League.
🎃Everton, meanwhile, were dealt their biggest defeat in the opening game of a Premier League season since 2009-10, when they lost 6-1 to Arsenal under David Moyes.
