From AMEX – Brighton moved another point away from the relegation zone when they played out a disappointing draw with injured hit Everton on Monday night.
In a story as old as time, Seagulls dominated possession and had the better chances, with Lewis Dunk forcing a good save from Robin Olsen in the second half.
Olsen was the livelier of the two goalkeepers and made three saves against Robert Sanchez, but the competition ultimately lacked quality with Everton, especially the missing striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin who was ruled out through injury.
Here are the players’ ratings from the goalless draw on the south coast.
Dunk tangling with Richarlison | Pool / Getty Images
Robert Sanchez (GK) – 6/10 – Very almost gifted Richarlison an opening with a heavy touch but almost recovered. Did not work during the first half but pulled out a stop to deny James Rodriguez.Ben White (CB) – 6/10 – Galloped forward well sometimes. Another solid performance.
Lewis Dunk (CB) – 6/10 – Always comfortable to bring the ball forward and distribute well. Crashed in Richarlison for a yellow card. Tested Olsen with an opportunistic nod.
Joel Veltman (CB) – 6/10 – Cut out some Everton disks. Has grown in size as the season has gone on and Monday night was another composed screen from the former Ajax man.
Bissouma tries the acrobatic overhead park | Pool / Getty Images
Pascal Gross (RWB) – 6/10 – Definitely not your conventional right back. The position really does not get the best of Gross and he was quiet all the time.
Adam Lallana (CM) – 5/10 – Could have set Welbeck up but did not put enough weight on the pass and the chance was begging. Guilty on a number of occasions when you chose the wrong option.
Yves Bissouma (CM) – 7/10 – An acrobatic roof kick landed just above the goal. Always busy with the ball at his feet, topped the dribbling along with Trossard with three, and also made five tackles.
Jakub Moder (LWB) – 6/10 – Caught a sweet volley early that went wide after a bit of complicated play. Almost lined up Welbeck but his cross was cleared.
Leandro Trossard (AM) – 6/10 – Buzzed around and looked lively in and around the box. Like Lallana, guilty of overthinking the counter.
Maupay was wasteful | Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
Neal Maupay (ST) – 5/10 – Had a good opening blocked by Mina when the game started to open. Some lovely moments of connection during the first half but also setting up an Everton counter with a loose ball in the middle of the pitch and turning like a truck when presented with shooting chances later.Danny Welbeck (ST) – 5/10 – Quite anonymous during the introductory period. Saw a little more action during the second period and got a few shots away but no one bothered Olsen in particular.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh – N / A
Dan Burn – not applicable
Mine went damaged | Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
Robin Olson (GK) – 6/10 – Like Sanchez, he did not have a shot to save in the first 45 minutes. Did great to tip Dunk’s girlish head over the crossbar.
Ben Godfrey (CB) – 7/10 – Probably Everton’s outstanding defender. Made a fantastic block and was obvious all night in the tackle.
Yerry Mina (CB) – 6/10 – An important bloc denied Maupay from close range. Pretty solid overall before an injury ended its outing before the hour mark.
Michael Keane (CB) – 6/10 – Marshalled his defense well, especially when Mina was withdrawn. Booked for a reducer at Lallana.
Holgate lost in defense after Mina’s injury Pool / Getty Images
Seamus Coleman (RWB) – 6/10 – The Everton captain was extremely loud all the time and came far to the right. Good block to deny Lallana. Be obliged to have lost possession too easily sometimes, think.
Mason Holgate (CM) – 7/10 – Moved to midfield, where he has played before but that is obviously not his natural position. Part of his passing was brilliant, including a raking pass to pick out Coleman. Important head to deny Welbeck as well.
Gylfi Sigurdsson (CM) – 5/10 – Nice and tidy in possession but did not deliver a leading edge when Everton arrived.
Tom Davies (CM) – 5/10 – Climbed up the first big opening of the game, on the way wide when it was not marked from Coleman’s delivery. Sent a shot that flared over before he was replaced.
Lucas Digne (LWB) – 6/10 – A rather reserved excursion from the Frenchman. On the way to beat his best assistant in England with two needed to beat his seven on seven 2019/20, but he had little opportunity to create anything here.
Rodriguez could not differentiate Pool / Getty Images
James Rodriguez (SS) – 5/10 – Sent a free kick that sailed over Sanchez’s goal early. His quality may have been the difference between the pages on another day but that was not the case.
Richarlison (ST) – 5/10 – Led the line in Calvert-Lewin’s absence. Had only 15 touches during the first half – only goalkeeper Olsen and Welbeck (both 14) registered fewer. Similarly silent in others.
Alex Iwobi – 5/10 – Great chance to win it late but sent his bet well.
Nathan Broadhead – Not applicable
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