Match Thread Everton 2-0 Brighton. Sun Aug 24th. 2pm

[Gordon Lee's Cushion]

What a day in the sunshine. First win at the new ground and it honestly felt like a weight lifted. The place looked stunning with the light bouncing off it and the roar when the final whistle went will stay with me for a long time.
Something feels different this season, different good. Maybe it’s the lift of the new home, maybe it’s just hope finally turning into belief, but there was a freshness about today that we haven’t felt in years. Let’s make this stadium a place we all look forward to every other week, and a place teams hate to visit.

The future finally feels like it’s here, and for once it feels bright.

 

[brittcop1]

Ok last thing...it was so nice watching pretty little triangles on the left between Grealish, KDH and Gana...also really enjoyed the energy and Alcaraz gave us coming off the bench, Beto was trying too. We actually have good options on the bench, at front at least

 

[Drico]

Brighton finished 8th last season, 13 points ahead of us. They'll be top half again this season if they can keep their best players. They've got some real quality attackers.

Of course, they have. Not in question.

But people were on here asking "do we have a chance?" against the mighty Brighton over the last few days. My God, the greatest Brighton side in their history - this one - regularly struggles to beat the worst Everton side in ours - the bones of our current side (who thrashed them 5-1 and beat 'em again last season).

We ALWAYS have a chance against whichever overachieving club is brilliantly outperforming itself against all odds. We can simultaneously admire and envy them while fully fancying ourselves to beat them in a one-off game.

Will we finish above this very good Brighton side? That's a different question. But our ownership still has 10 days of this window to make it a better fight...

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

The penalty though...turns his head throws his body at the ball and another penalty...wtf match officialls...

 

[magicjuan]

Rode our luck there, Brighton need a striker, Wellbeck is done.
Hard to see past Grealish as MotM, can't remember him losing the ball.
Tim was good apart from needless yellow, Garner grew into the game and Pickford made crucial top drawer saves.
Good game, and good to get it out of the way

 

[Mr Happy]

Shout out to Big Mick. Did nothing wrong again. 2 solid games on bounce. Dependable.

 

[Davideeyore]

Keane was excellent today. Sound in defence. Tough job with Garner out of position on the left and Tarks all over the show in the first half. Sprayed the ball around like a prime Matthias Sammer at times.

FWIW I mean, FWIW

Graeme le Seux chewed him a new arsehole

 

[Drico]

Mate we won’t fix all the issues we have in 10 days, what we want to see is progress and not in another relegation battle.

I think we will be okay on that front, and next season more progress

Of course we won't finish all issues. But there are plenty that we HAVE to fix in the next 10 days. Then we can build on it again next year.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Love beating that lot

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Next goal, critical.

Thankfully it was for us

 

[Bryan+]

There is no way anyone including Everton are paying anywhere near £50m for Jack.

 

[Maine road Man]

Really pleased you won and Jack Grealish had a good debut. Listened to game on radio, atmosphere sounded great. I hope you settle in well there and good luck. Always had a soft spot for EFC.

 

[GT77]

….definitely filled up when speaking about leaving City. Saying that, a £50m buy clause means he’ll be back there next season.

They buy-out is just a silly price, it wouldn't change the deal if they made it a billion.

 

[Everzonian]

Easy to believe in blue ghosts and spirits after that.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I know we are all giddy right now ( well I am), but Pickford is so underrated outside of our club. Saved us two goals today. Huge if either of those go in.

The abuse he gets from outside of the club is laughable.

His "cheat sheet" on his bottle showed Welbeck puts them 50% either side. Yet they still banged on about him having a "advantage", using the bottle.

We love him, he loves us. That's all that matters.