Brighton vs Everton Preview: Prediction, Probable Lineups, Tactics, Team News & Key Stats

Brighton hosts Everton in the Premier League on Monday night and they will be looking to boost their European qualification hopes with a win at home.

The home side are coming into this game on the back of two consecutive wins over Wolves and Manchester United in the league.

Roberto de Zerbi’s men have been quite impressive in recent weeks and they have picked up four wins from the last six league matches. Brighton are seventh in the league table and they will be hoping to push for Europa League qualification.

On the other hand, Everton and 19th in the league table and they failed to win the last six league matches.

The Toffees will be desperate to secure safety and it remains to be seen whether they can pull off a victory away from home. Everton are in real danger of going down to the Championship and it remains to be seen whether they can ground out a positive result here.

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Team News and Tactics

Brighton

Brighton will be without the services of Adam Lallana, Jeremy Sarmiento, Tariq Lamptey, Jakub Moder, and Joel Beltman because of injury problems.

Roberto De Zerbi is likely to feel his side in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Jason Steele in goal.

Moises Caicedo is likely to line up as the right back here in the absence of options. Pervis Estupinan will start as the left-back. Lewis Dunk will partner Levi Colwill at the heart of the defence.

In the midfield pivot, Billy Gilmour will partner alongside Alexis Mac Allister. The two players will look to add creativity and control in the middle of the park.

Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma will be the wingers and they will look to add pace and flair from the wide areas. Julio Enciso will be the central attacking midfielder and he will look to link the midfield with the attack.

Danny Welbeck is set to lead the line for Brighton.

Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Steele; Caicedo, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan; Mac Allister, Gilmour; March, Enciso, Mitoma; Welbeck

Everton

Everton will be without the services of Andros Townsend, Seamus Coleman, Ruben Vinagre and Dele Alli.

Sean Dyche will continue with his 4-3-3 formation with Jordan Pickford in goal.

Nathan Patterson and Vitaliy Mykolenko will start as the full-backs here. Michael Keane will partner James Tarkowski at the heart of the defence.

In the midfield three, Idrissa Gueye will start as a defensive midfielder and he will look to break up the opposition play and win the ball back for his side.

James Garner will look to create opportunities for his teammates while Abdoulaye Doucoure will add physicality and defensive cover to the midfield.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will sit to lead the line for the toffees with Alex Iwobi and Dwight McNeil either side of him.

Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Pickford; Patterson, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye, Garner; Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, McNeil

Key Stats

Player to watch out for

Alexis Mac Allister

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The Argentine midfielder has been in spectacular form for Brighton this season and he will look to make his mark in the game.

Alexis Mac Allister has 11 goals to his name across all competitions and he will look to add creativity and control in the middle of the park. Brighton will look to dominate the proceedings in the midfield and Alexis Mac Allister will be crucial to their hopes of controlling the game and creating goal-scoring opportunities.

Prediction

Brighton 2-1 Everton

Brighton are in impressive form right now and they are up against an Everton side devoid of confidence and momentum. The home side are looking to push for European qualification and they will be expected to grind out a positive result here.

Everton are likely to end up on the losing side. The Hard Tackle predicts a 2-1 win for Brighton at home.