Brighton & Hove Albion will host Everton on Saturday in an English Premier League matchday 3 fixture. Brighton opened its EPL campaign by taking all six points with two consecutive victories. Brighton defeated Burnley 2-1 and followed that with a solid 2-0 win over newly-promoted Watford. Earlier this week Brighton defeated Cardiff 2-0 in the EFL Cup.
Brighton has scored two goals in each of his first three matches this season of which two were in the English Premier League and one in the EPL Cup. The BHA back line and goalkeeper look even better as the club has given up a total of just one goal through three matches. Brighton will play without Danny Welbeck, Dan Burn, Tariq Lamptey and Joel Veltman who are all out injured. Neal Maupay was injured against Watford last weekend but is likely to play.
Everton opened its English Premier League campaign by taking four points out of a possible six in its first two matches. Everton defeated Southampton 3-1 to open the season and followed that with a 2-2 draw with Leeds. On Tuesday, the Merseysiders defeated Huddersfield 2-1 in the EFL Cup. Andros Townsend scored Everton’s winning goal against Huddersfied with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second half.
Everton has scored seven goals through its first three matches, with two in the English Premier League and one in the EFL Cup. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the leading goal scorer for Everton with two, while Demarai Gray, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Richarlison have each scored one goal. Everton will play without James Rodriquez and Moise Kean versus BHA, while Ben Godfrey is expected to return after quarantine for covid exposure
