Everton v Albion
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Goodison Park
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2020
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistants: Derek Eaton, Scott Ledger
Fourth Official: Jonathan Moss
VAR: Kevin Friend
Additional VAR: Simon Beck
TEAM NEWS
Everton midfielder Allan is sidelined with a groin injury sustained during the League Cup win against West Ham.
Richarlison will be assessed after he was substituted with an ankle problem on Wednesday but Jonjoe Kenny, Andre Gomes, Mason Holgate and Jarrad Branthwaite are all out.
Brighton & Hove Albion have no new injuries and will rotate their squad after making nine League Cup changes.
Davy Propper is set to be available after the international break.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Brighton are winless in their eight away fixtures against Everton in all competitions, losing all three Premier League matches at Goodison Park (D2, L6).
[*=left]The Seagulls have not earned an away point at Everton since a 2-2 draw in October 1982.
[*=left]Everton have won their opening six games of a season in all competitions for the first time since 1938.
[*=left]They can win their first four top-flight matches for a sixth time, and the first since 1969. In four of the five previous seasons they achieved this feat, they went on to win the league title.
[*=left]Everton last won four Premier League fixtures in a row between August and September 2016, under Ronald Koeman.
[*=left]The Toffees have scored eight goals in their first three games, a club Premier League record.
[*=left]Everton have had 59 sequences of 10 passes or more in open play in the Premier League this season, second only to Liverpool's 60.
[*=left]Dominic Calvert-Lewin can become the first Everton player to score in the opening four matches of a Premier League season.
[*=left]James Rodriguez has created 15 chances in four games for Everton in all competitions, the most of any Premier League player in 2020-21.
[*=left]Rodriguez has registered 15 goals and 16 assists in 35 league appearances under Carlo Ancelotti.
[*=left]Brighton can win two of their opening four top-flight matches for the first time. They can also register three successive top-flight away victories for the first time.
[*=left]The Seagulls are currently on a club record run of eight top-flight away games unbeaten (W3, D5).
[*=left]Brighton have drawn a league-high nine times in 2020.
[*=left]They are averaging 14.7 shots per game in the league this season, their highest rate in the Premier League.
[*=left]Neil Maupay has scored three goals in his three Premier League appearances this season. It took him 10 games to score four in 2019-20.
