{"id":5080,"date":"2025-08-28T08:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:37:50","slug":"kack-kayes-albion-gazette-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=5080","title":{"rendered":"JACK KAYE'S ALBION GAZETTE 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

24 \u00a0 AUGUST \u00a0 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EVERTON 2 BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a0 0<\/strong> \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PREMIER \u00a0 LEAGUE<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0
at \u00a0 the
HILL \u00a0 DICKINSON \u00a0 STADIUM, \u00a0 BRAMLEY-MOORE \u00a0 DOCK, \u00a0 MERSEYSIDE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For their first away trip of the season, the Albion travelled to Merseyside to meet Everton in a\u00a0Premier League game at their new home, the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Bramley-Moore Dock. \u00a0It was Everton's first-ever competitive match at their new ground following their departure from Goodison Park. \u00a0

The game was covered \"live\" by Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio Sussex Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their opening-day fixture of the campaign the Seagulls had drawn 1-1 at home to Fulham on\u00a0the 16 August and for the trip to Everton, Head Coach Fabian Hurzeler had to make one enforced\u00a0change to his starting line-up from the Fulham game, with Danny Welbeck coming in for the\u00a0injured Georginio Rutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their first game of the season Everton had lost 0-1 at newly-promoted Leeds United on the\u00a018 August. \u00a0For Albion's visit, Manager David Moyes made two changes to his starting line-up from the Leeds game, with Jack Grealish (on loan from Manchester City) and Thierno Barry given their first starts in place of Charly Alcaraz and Beto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season in the Premier, it was honours even, as the Albion won 3-0 at Goodison Park on the 17 August 2024, \u00a0In the return game at the Amex on the 25 January 2025 it finished 1-0 to the Toffees, with the winning goal being a penalty by Iliman Ndiaye (42m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the new stadium bounce it was the Albion who started the better of the two teams\u00a0and they should have gone ahead during the first twenty minutes of play. \u00a0First, Kaoru Mitoma was unlucky to see his superb volley from the edge of the box strike the top of the Everton\u00a0crossbar and bounce away, with keeper Jordan Pickford well beaten. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, Yankuba Minteh crossed the ball to Danny Welbeck who somehow contrived to scoop the chance over the bar from six yards out - a glaring miss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 23 minutes, the home side took the lead when some\u00a0static defending permitted the classy Jack Grealish to cross low from the left to the far post where the alert Iliman Ndiaye was on hand to tap the ball home. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironic that it was Ndiaye who also scored the last goal at Goodison in May should score the first competitive goal at the new stadium. \u00a00-1.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the break the Seagulls created two further chances as Jan Paul Van Hecke's shot from 25 yards out smashed against the post and away and then Matt O'Riley latched on to James Tarkowski's short back pass but Pickford made a smart save to preserve his team's lead. \u00a0A bad half for the Albion in regard to those chances not taken. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half-time 0-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second-half started badly for the Seagulls as a nice move by the Toffees ended with\u00a0Grealish squaring the ball to James Garner who fired a low shot from 25 yards out past a\u00a0helpless Bart Verbruggen into the Albion net on 52 minutes for Everton's second. \u00a00-2.<\/strong> \u00a0

The home side were now content to settle on their lead but on 75 minutes the Albion were offered a lifeline when Referee Stuart \u00a0Attwell ruled that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had handled Minteh's shot. \u00a0From a short run-up by Welbeck, Pickford parried the penalty-kick and then pounced on the rebound to complete the save. \u00a0Sort of summed up Albion's bad day at the office. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the final whistle, Everton substitute's Dwight McNeil and Beto failed to convert chances which\u00a0would have compounded Albion's misery. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final-score 0-2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match stats:<\/strong> \u00a0
Albion had 13 attempts at goal, with 4 on target and won 2 corners, free-kicks conceded - 15. \u00a0
Everton had 11 attempts at goal, with 3 on target and won 2 corners, free-kicks conceded - 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERDICT<\/strong> \u00a0- \u00a0Missed chances, a missed penalty and giving away preventable goals - a recipe\u00a0for failure and this was one of those days. \u00a0Things need to change and it would be handy having some strikers on the bench in order to shake things up. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oxford United away in the Carabao Cup and then Manchester City in the Premier will test Albion's ability to bounce back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albion line-up <\/strong>(4-2-3-1):- \u00a0Bart VERBRUGGEN; \u00a0Mats WIEFFER (Brajan GRUDA 85), Jan Paul VAN HECKE, Lewis DUNK (Capt), Maxim De Cuyper (Ferdi KADIOGLU 67); \u00a0Carlos BALEBA (Jack HINSHELWOOD 46), Yasin AYARI (Diego GOMEZ 67); \u00a0Yankuba MINTEH, Matt O'RILEY, Kaoru MITOMA; \u00a0Danny WELBECK. \u00a0
Subs not used: \u00a0Jason STEELE (G\/K), Joel VELTMAN, James MILNER, Olivier BOSCAGLI, Diego COPPOLA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everton line-up (4-2-3-1<\/strong>):- \u00a0Jordan PICKFORD; \u00a0Jake O'BRIEN, James TARKOWSKI (Capt), Michael KEANE, James GARNER; \u00a0Tim IROEGBUNAM (Dwight McNEIL 71), Idrissa GUEYE; Iliman NDIAYE (Charly ALCARAZ 64), Kiernan DEWSBURY-HALL, Jack GREALISH (Harrison ARMSTRONG 94); \u00a0Thierno BARRY (BETO 64). \u00a0
Subs not used: \u00a0Mark TRAVERS (G\/K),\u00a0Seamus COLEMAN, Tyler ONYANGO, Youssef CHERMITI, Elijah CAMPBELL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referee:<\/strong> \u00a0Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire). \u00a0
Fourth Official:<\/strong> Tom Nield. \u00a0
VAR Official: <\/strong>\u00a0James Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow Cards:<\/strong> \u00a0
Albion: \u00a03 \u00a0- \u00a0Mats Wieffer, Maxim De Cuyper, Ferdi Kadioglu. \u00a0
Everton: \u00a04 \u00a0- James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Beto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possession<\/strong>: \u00a0Albion \u00a0- \u00a058%. \u00a0Everton \u00a0- \u00a042%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Sport Player of the Match<\/strong>: \u00a0Jack Grealish (Everton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance:<\/strong> \u00a051759.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALBION'S \u00a0AUGUST \u00a02025 \u00a0FIXTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 \u00a0AUGUST \u00a0- \u00a0OXFORD \u00a0UNITED \u00a0- \u00a0AWAY \u00a0- \u00a0CARABAO \u00a0CUP, \u00a0SECOIND \u00a0ROUND \u00a0- Albion won 6-0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 \u00a0AUGUST \u00a0- \u00a0MANCHESTER \u00a0CITY \u00a0- \u00a0HOME \u00a0- \u00a0PREMIER \u00a0LEAGUE \u00a0- \u00a0KICK-OFF \u00a014.00. \"LIVE\" \u00a0ON \u00a0SKY \u00a0SPORTS;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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