PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton - team news, lineups, predictions

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·29 January 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton go head-to-head at American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) this Saturday in the Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion have 30 points to their name this season and occupy 12th position in the table. In their last fixture, Fabian Hürzeler's team suffered a 2-1 reverse against Fulham (Premier League 2025/26).

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Everton have picked up 33 points and currently lie in 10th position. In their last fixture, David Moyes's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Leeds United (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Everton winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, Carlos Baleba, Pascal Gross, Yasin Ayari, Diego Gómez, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Nathan Patterson, James Tarkowski, Jake OBrien, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Gana Gueye, Dwight McNeil, Harrison Armstrong, Iliman Ndiaye, Thierno Barry

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Mats Wieffer - Injury
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Everton

Jack Grealish - Foot Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Fulham 2026-01-24): Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Olivier Boscagli, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Pascal Gross, Diego Gómez, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma

Everton ( vs Leeds United 2026-01-26): Jordan Pickford, Nathan Patterson, Jake OBrien, James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Gana Gueye, James Garner, Dwight McNeil, Harrison Armstrong, Iliman Ndiaye, Thierno Barry

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler faced David Moyes on two occasions, recording only defeats.
David Moyes faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 occasions, recording four victories, five draws, and four defeats
Fabian Hürzeler faced Everton on three occasions, recording one victory and two defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Everton currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
Away from home, Everton comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Everton comes from two consecutive victories.
Everton currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
Everton comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
Everton comes from four consecutive games without losing.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one defeat in the last 11 games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion comes from four consecutive games without losing.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one defeat in the last six games.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has two wins in the last 11 games.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion comes from two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton have faced each other 28 times, with Everton having the advantage: 13 victories, against seven wins for Brighton & Hove Albion.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Everton has an advantage in clashes against Brighton & Hove Albion: five wins in 14 games. Brighton & Hove Albion has four victories.
In the English League, there have been 25 matches between the two teams, with Brighton & Hove Albion winning six, seven draws, and 12 victories for Everton.