Everton 1-4 Brighton: Pressure piles on Frank Lampard after Toffees suffer humiliating defeat at Goodison Park as the Seagulls run riot in the second-half scoring three goals in six minutes

Daily Mail | January 3, 2023

Big questions will be asked about Frank Lampard's future after Everton suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat at home to Brighton.

Kaoru Mitoma scored the only goal of the first-half in an even contest between the two sides.

However, Brighton struck three times within six second-half minutes, with Evan Ferguson, Solly March and Pascal Gross finding the back of the net and handing the Toffees a crushing Goodison Park loss, despite Demarai Gray's late consolation from the penalty spot.

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Frank Lampard's job is under serious pressure after his side's humiliating loss at Goodison Park

Kaoru Mitoma scored the only goal in what was an even first-half between both sides

Brighton though scored three goals in six second-half minutes as they ran to a convincing win

It was dejection for Everton who were powerless to stop a ruthless Brighton side in a crushing loss

Mitoma knee slides in front of the Brighton fans after scoring the opening goal of the match

Lampard reacts with disappointment to the first goal before the second-half onslaught

Teenager Evan Ferguson doubled Brighton's lead with his second Premier League goal

Just three minutes after Ferguson, Solly March fired home into the bottom corner

Jordan Pickford watches on as Pascal Gross fires home Brighton's fourth goal of the match

Argentina's World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister made his Brighton return off the bench

Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton side are up into eighth in the Premier League after their victory

Lampard's side are just one point clear of the relegation zone on 15 points in 18 matches

MATCH FACTS

Everton: Pickford, Patterson (Coleman 63), Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Gueye (Maupay 64), Davies (Price 58), McNeil (Doucoure 58), Calvert-Lewin, Gray.