Fabian Hurzeler made a dream begin to life as Brighton & Hove Albion head coach as his aspect sauntered to a 3-0 win at Everton.
The guests deservedly led on the break after a well-worked transfer halfway by means of the primary half involving summer season signing Yankuba Minteh, whose inviting cross was tucked dwelling on the again put up by an unmarked Kaoru Mitoma.
The house aspect thought that they had received again into the match at first of the second half after being awarded a penalty following a foul by Lewis Dunk on Dominic Calvert-Lewin, just for VAR Darren England to ask referee Simon Hooper to go over to the pitchside monitor to rethink his determination.
The on-field official agreed there had been minimal contact and reversed his authentic name and shortly, the guests doubled their lead when Idrissa Gueye gave the ball straight Mats Wieffer, who then discovered Danny Welbeck.
Kaoru Mitoma opened the scoring for Brighton
The ahead nonetheless had plenty of work to do, although, to seek out the again of the web with a intelligent disguised end from the sting of the field and when Ashley Younger then hauled down Mitoma after mis-controlling an extended ball, the 39-year-old grew to become the oldest participant ever to be despatched off within the Premier League.
It may have really been worse for the hosts as first substitute Simon Adingra added a 3rd late on, earlier than fellow sub Yasin Ayari thought he had made it 4-0 in stoppage time, just for a good VAR offside name to finish his pleasure.
Hurzeler ‘will keep humble’ regardless of spectacular begin
Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler:
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New Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler revelled in his aspect’s victory at Everton on the opening day of the Premier League season, insisting the staff’s exhibiting was ‘particular’
“I am very completely happy, it is a good begin however nothing extra and it is essential to remain humble after this.
“It is an excellent feeling however I do not need to speak about myself, the gamers deserved this. They labored laborious in pre-season and I am very pleased with them.
“It was outcome, very intense. In some moments we suffered however after a time we tried to manage the sport, had good possibilities, then went 1-0 up.
“Ultimately the clear sheet was essential and we confirmed perspective and character.”
Hurzeler’s largest challenge on the day was dealing with the frustration of latest signing Yankuba Minteh, who was inflicting Everton issues down their left earlier than a head harm compelled him off within the first half – towards his needs.
“He [Minteh] was disillusioned however ultimately we’re disillusioned for the participant and might’t take any dangers, the well being of the participant is extra essential and we had been answerable for that.
“We’ve to maintain him and the way he reacts. I’m assured he shall be again subsequent week. He had an important affect however I choose my offensive gamers on how they work off the ball.
“I wasn’t shocked he had that efficiency. I noticed it in pre-season.”
Dyche: I can not actually work out penalty name
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Sean Dyche couldn’t perceive why a penalty awarded by the on-field referee was overturned in his aspect’s 3-0 loss to Brighton, insisting it was a vital second within the sport
Everton supervisor Sean Dyche:
“An enormous determination on the penalty, I can not actually work it out.
“We go to those conferences, now we have actually been instructed the bar goes to be extremely excessive for the referee to decide, he makes a transparent determination from an ideal viewing level and lo and behold he’s known as over to overturn the
determination.
“You’re like, ‘What’s the level having a excessive bar then?’ We’re all confused by it.”
“It was a horrible sport as a supervisor if you find yourself doing the whole lot you ask and concede a fairly smooth aim from our
viewpoint, a smooth go and so they counter and we’re 1-0 down towards the run of play.
“We then concede from a poor determination from a go after which get somebody despatched off and the entire feeling modifications.
“Sadly we had these moments early final season, head scratchers. The primary half was efficiency. We received punished for errors.
“Youngy is aware of he ought to head that and never carry it down [for the sending-off]. These turning factors and selections are huge.”
Promising indicators for Brighton beneath new man Hurzeler
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Brighton followers shall be heading dwelling south from Merseyside with excessive hopes for the season beneath Hurzeler if their 3-0 destruction of Everton is something to go by.
Hurzeler, who was likened to former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp by James Milner, took cost of his first match at Goodison and it couldn’t have gone any higher for the youngest-ever Premier League coach.
Brighton’s Jack Hinshelwood (proper) and Everton’s Jack Harrison in motion
The 31-year-old’s aspect had been assured in possession, particularly when enjoying out from the again, snappy within the press and deadly on the counterattack, particularly thrilling summer season signing Minteh and Mitoma, who each mixed for the opening aim.
One other close-season arrival, Wieffer, additionally impressed in midfield, whereas Welbeck and Joao Pedro had been a continuing menace in midfield because the guests took command within the second half, particularly after Younger’s sending off.
There’ll clearly be more durable checks to return, beginning with Manchester United on the Amex on Saturday lunchtime, however for now the longer term seems very brilliant for Brighton.
Lengthy season forward for shot-shy Everton
Tim Iroegbunam shone on his Everton debut
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Boos rang out round Goodison Park on the full-time whistle after Everton recorded their third straight opening-day Premier League loss and in reality it was a dispiriting show that alerts a doubtlessly lengthy season forward for Dyche’s aspect.
The hosts really began brightly and had been unfortunate to not be forward early on, however as quickly as Mitoma gave Brighton the lead, there was solely ever going to be one outcome because the guests took cost.
Everton weren’t helped by having a penalty determination overturned, a lot to Dyche’s fury, proper at first of the second half after which seeing Younger despatched off, however after having the sport’s first shot on course within the fourth minute, they didn’t register one other try on course for the remainder of the match as they once more struggled to create.
And Dyche’s largest puzzle to resolve this season will once more be how he will get his staff to attain sufficient objectives to keep away from one other relegation battle.