Everton unveiled an expensive new recruit before kick-off and welcomed back Dominic Calvert-Lewin for the first time in four months but any thoughts of a fresh start for Rafael Benítez were quashed by Brighton’s first ever victory at Goodison Park.
Graham Potter’s visitors heightened the pressure on the Everton manager with a richly deserved victory, started and sealed by fine goals from Alexis Mac Allister. The Argentinian midfielder capped a confident Brighton performance with a stunning winner past Jordan Pickford.