Follow live coverage as Everton face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Everton FC 1 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:39
Mitoma shows more nice footwork down the left and clips a deflected ball into the area that seems to hang for an awful long time before Pickford takes matters into his own hands and punches it well clear...that was quite some thump, noted Toffees fan Tony Bellew would have been proud of that one.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:36
NICE WORK! Iroegbunam skips past Ayari and Dunk before executing a well-hit left-foot shot that just goes past the left post. It wasn't too far away at all. Everton still lead 1-0.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:35
Minteh has been a real danger for Brighton and has already created three chances for his team-mates. Thus far, though, no one in a Brighton shirt has been able to add the finishing touch.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:32
Dewsbury-Hall lifts a free-kick into the area towards Tarkowski but Brighton deal with the danger.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:30
De Cuyper is the first name in the book as he grapples a little too closely with the shirt of Ndiaye to concede a free-kick in a dangerous area.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:30
The home fans produce a round of applause in memory of Michael Jones, an Everton supporter who tragically died during the construction of Dickinson Hill Stadium.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:27
It was wonderful work from Grealish, who many would have expected to roll it to Ndiaye but he went for a bit of fizz. He wants to make a big impact this season and this is the ideal start.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:27
Interestingly, Ndiaye was the last player to score at Goodison Park and he's now the first to score at the Hill Dickinson. Not a bad place to be in terms of Everton's history, eh?
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:26
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL! HISTORY MADE FOR EVERTON WHO LEAD 1-0! THE HILL DICKINSON STADIUM ERUPTS! It's a classic counter-attack as Dewsbury-Hall plays Grealish free on the left, the England ace has Wieffer on toast before firing a left-foot ball across the face of goal where Ndiaye side-foots home to etch his name into the history books.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:23
Grealish wins the first corner of the game for Everton. Garner clips a dangerous delivery to the near post and Barry launches himself at the ball but can only head over the top.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:22
OH MY DAYS HOW DOES HE MISS?! Minteh completely outmuscles Gueye on the right channel and then lays it into the centre of the area. It's half a yard behind Welbeck, who can only scoop over the crossbar but truthfully he should have buried that. Two big moments for Brighton, but it remains 0-0.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:20
CLOSE! Wow, that was almost wonderful from Mitoma. Tarkowski completely misjudges a long punt forward from and the brilliant Brighton winger races forward, flicks the ball back over the centre-back's head, then strikes a wonderful volley that leaves Pickford stranded but cannons off the crossbar. It remains goalless.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:18
Pickford gets a little lucky with a poor clearance that Minteh collects but Brighton can't make the most of it. Everton then break and Gueye overhits a throughball to Barry, with Ndiaye wide open on the right flank.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:16
The Hill Dickinson Stadium has today become the 62nd different venue to host a Premier League game.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:14
Ayari cuts in from the left for Brighton and manages to work an opening from 20 yards, but his shot is straight at Pickford, who makes the easy hold.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:13
Neither side has really been able to gain a real foothold in the early stages here, both teams are still sounding one another out.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:10
Minteh beats Garner on the right of the penalty area and plays a low pass into the area, but it's behind everyone and Everton clear the danger.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:08
Perhaps wisely, Brighton are now just trying to take the sting out of things but Baleba is fortunate a comedy mis-pass doesn't go out of play.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:06
From the other side, Ndiaye skips past a few challenges and would have earned a free-kick but he jinked out of the tackle and gets a left-foot show away that is easily saved.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:05
Everton are trying to start on the front here and a huge roar goes up as Grealish has the first chance to attack down the left flank. He almost gets the better of Wieffer but the attack dies out.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:02
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League fixture between Everton and Brighton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium!
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:01
Here we go then, the theme from 'Z-Cars' blares out of the speaker system, a huge roar comes from the capacity crowd, who are all waving flags, blue smoke emanates into the air...that was pretty special. And the players now shake hands as kick-off fast approaches on Merseyside!
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14:03
Referee Stuart Atwell blows his whistle and for the first time we have Premier League football at Dickinson Hill Stadium!
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:42
Moyes spoke about the lack of goals Everton managed in pre-season and they of course drew a blank against Leeds last time out. So, that explain the two changes he makes here with summer signings Barry and Grealish thrown into the starting XI perhaps a little earlier than he might have liked, with Beto and Alcaraz shunted to the bench to make room for their inclusion. Brighton make just one change to their starting XI, with Welbeck starting up front in place of Georginio Rutter, who is carrying a slight knock.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
BRIGHTON SUBS: Brajan Gruda, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Olivier Boscagli, Jason Steele, Ferdi Kadioglu, Diego Gomez, Joel Veltman, Diego Coppola
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Maxim De Cuyper, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mats Wieffer; Yasin Ayari, Carlos Baleba; Kaoru Mitoma, Matt O'Riley, Yankuba Minteh; Danny Welbeck
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
EVERTON SUBS: Dwight McNeil, Beto, Mark Travers, Youssef Chermiti, Seamus Coleman, Charly Alcaraz, Adam Aznou, Harrison Armstrong, Tyler Onyango
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; James Garner, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Jake O'Brien; Idrissa Gueye, Tim Iroegbunam; Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye; Thierno Barry
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
Today's opponents Brighton were not beaten in their opener but the manner of their 1-1 draw with Fulham will have felt like a defeat. The Seagulls were heading for all three points before Rodrigo Muniz stole a point in the seventh minute of time added on. As such, Fabian Hurzeler will be desperate to play the role of party pooper to get his side in the win column nice and early for the campaign.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
David Moyes, speaking to Sky Sports before the game, described it as a "great thrill" to be the manager in charge for this historic day in Everton history. He'll want to see more great thrills from his side than they managed for their opening league fixture at Leeds United last time out, a game that resulted in a drab 1-0 defeat against the top-flight new boys.
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
13:30
Yes, that's right - a little bit of history for this one today folks. After 133 proud years, Everton closed the doors at Goodison Park for the last time at the end of the previous campaign. Now, for the first time, they will host a competitive fixture at their swanky new £800million stadium built at Bramley-Moore Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. It promises to be an exciting day for the home supporters...
Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion
12:00
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