Everton Hosts Brighton in Premier League Round 2 Clash

Everton will welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to the Hill Dickinson Stadium for their Premier League Round 2 fixture on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 14:00. The match, which will be officiated by Stuart Attwell, represents an important early-season encounter for both sides as they look to establish momentum in the 2025/2026 Premier League campaign. Both teams will be eager to secure their first win of the season after failing to do so in their opening fixtures.

In the early Premier League standings, Brighton currently sit in 8th position with one point from their opening match, while Everton occupy 14th place after suffering defeat in their first game. The Seagulls will be looking to build on their solid start and potentially move into the top six with a victory, while the Toffees are desperate to get their first points on the board to avoid falling into an early relegation battle. With the season just beginning, both teams understand the importance of establishing positive momentum, particularly Everton who will be keen to avoid the kind of poor start that has plagued them in recent campaigns.

Everton enter this fixture in concerning form, having lost their Premier League opener against Leeds United (Leeds United – Everton 1:0) on August 18, 2025. Their pre-season preparations were equally troubling with defeats to Roma (Everton – Roma 0:1) on August 9, West Ham United (West Ham United – Everton 2:1) on July 30, and a heavy loss to AFC Bournemouth (Everton – AFC Bournemouth 0:3) on July 26. Their only positive result was a 2:2 draw with Manchester United on August 3. Brighton, meanwhile, have shown more promising form, starting their Premier League campaign with a creditable draw against Fulham (Fulham – Brighton & Hove Albion 1:1) on August 16. The Seagulls enjoyed a strong pre-season, securing victories against Wolfsburg twice on August 9 (Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolfsburg 2:1 and Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolfsburg 2:0), and Las Palmas (Brighton & Hove Albion – Las Palmas 2:0) on July 21, while also drawing with Southampton (Southampton – Brighton & Hove Albion 2:2) on August 2.

The recent history between these teams has been closely contested, with each side experiencing periods of dominance. In their most recent encounter on January 25, 2025, Everton secured a 1:0 victory at the American Express Community Stadium thanks to a penalty from Iliman Ndiaye. However, Brighton had the upper hand in the previous meeting on August 17, 2024, when they thrashed Everton 3:0 at Goodison Park with goals from Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck, and Simon Adingra. Earlier encounters saw a 1:1 draw at Brighton on February 24, 2024, with Lewis Dunk and Jarrad Branthwaite on the scoresheet, and another 1:1 stalemate at Goodison Park on November 4, 2023, where Vitalii Mykolenko scored for the hosts. Perhaps most memorably, Everton stunned Brighton with a 5:1 away victory on May 8, 2023, with Abdoulaye Doucoure scoring twice and Dwight McNeil also netting a brace.