On Monday, May 8, Everton’s Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko beat Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi (5:1) in an away match of the 35th round of the English Championship.
- Brighton suffered their tenth defeat of the season in the Premier League;
- Everton ended a run of seven without a win in the Premier League.
Brighton
08.05.2023
1:5
Everton
England. Premier League
Brighton – Everton study matcha
Everton’s 23-year-old defender from Ukraine, Vitaliy Mykolenko beat the former head coach of Brighton, Shakhtar in the 35th round of the English championship. Our footballers spend all 90 minutes on the pitch.
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Abdoulaye Ducouré opened the scoring in the first minute after a cross into the opposition penalty area by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
In the 29th minute of the match, Ducouré scored two goals with a cool volley from Dwight McNeil’s cross. Six minutes later, after a cross from the wing, the ball bounced off Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele.
In the second half, in the 76th minute, McNeil skillfully completed a one-on-one with the goalkeeper and actually put the ball into Brighton’s empty net. He was assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- Read too: “Mykolenko didn’t shine this season, but today he was great”: reaction of Everton fans to the Ukrainian player’s performance
Three minutes later, Alexis McAllister was able to score a prestigious goal for the hosts, but the last word in the match was left to the visitors. Two goals in the 90th+6th minute of the match scored McNeil.
Therefore, 5:1. Everton escaped the relegation zone, climbing, at least temporarily, to 16th in the Premier League standings.
Everton’s remaining games before the end of the season:
- 14.05. Everton – the city of Manchester;
- 20.05. Wolverhampton – Everton;
- 28.05. Everton – Bournemouth.
Premier League standings
| # | The team | me | INSIDE | N | P | M | ABOUT | Latest 5 games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Man City |
34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 89:31 | 82 | |
| 2. |  Arsenal L |
35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 83:39 | 81 | |
| 3. |  Newcastle |
34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 61:29 | 65 | |
| 4. |  Manchester United |
34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49:41 | 63 | |
| 5. |  Liverpool |
35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 67:42 | 62 | |
| 6. |  Tottenham |
35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 64:57 | 57 | |
| 7. | Brighton |
33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 63:45 | 55 | |
| 8. |  Aston Villa |
35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 46:43 | 54 | |
| 9. |  Brentford |
35 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 52:45 | 50 | |
| 10. |  Fulham |
35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 50:49 | 48 | |
| 11. |  Chelsea |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34:39 | 42 | |
| 12. |  Crystal Palace |
35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35:46 | 40 | |
| 13. |  Wolf |
35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30:50 | 40 | |
| 14. |  Bournemouth |
35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 37:67 | 39 | |
| 15. |  West Ham |
35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38:50 | 37 | |
| 16. |  Nottingham Forest |
35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 34:65 | 33 | |
| 17. | Everton |
35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 32:53 | 32 | |
| 18. |  Leicester |
35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 49:64 | 30 | |
| 19. |  Leeds |
35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 44:69 | 30 | |
| 20. |  Southampton |
35 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31:64 | 24 |
