Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton Prediction: DCL can dunk on Lewis-less Seagulls

David Moyes secured the first victory of his second era as Everton boss last Sunday as his side beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Goodison Park. Next up for the Toffees is a trip to the South Coast on Saturday (15:00) as they take on a resurgent Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium.

Below is my Brighton & Hove Albion prediction, complete with all the latest team news and match odds, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Moyes and Seagulls head coach Fabian Hurzeler.

Team News

Brighton & Hove Albion still have several players confined to the treatment room, notably James Milner, Igor, Mats Wieffer (all thigh), Ferdi Kadioglu (toe), Jason Steele (shoulder) and Matt O'Riley (knee), while Lewis Dunk (muscular) and Evan Ferguson (ankle) are doubts.

Should Dunk fail to pass a fitness test, expect Adam Webster to take the Seagulls captain's starting spot at centre-back alongside Jan Paul van Hecke.

Georginio Rutter did his chances of starting against Everton no harm last Sunday after coming off the bench to score Brighton's final goal in a 3-1 victory over Old Trafford. Julio Enciso also appeared in the closing stages of that game but the Paraguayan playmaker has since joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the season.

Football Odds

James Garner is in contention to make an Everton squad for the first time since October 5 after recently recovering from a lower back problem.

Fellow midfielder Tim Iroegbunam is also in training again following his time out with a foot injury, but Saturday's game is likely to come too soon for his return to action.

Meanwhile, Seamus Coleman (calf) remains unavailable, and Dwight McNeil (knee) may require surgery before stepping foot on the field.

Youssef Chermiti (thigh) and on-loan Chelsea forward Armando Broja (ankle) are also still sidelined for the Toffees.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton Odds

Brighton have won their last three games in all competitions, two of which have been in the Premier League, and they were convincing victors in August's reverse fixture at Goodison Park as they triumphed 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season. However, the Seagulls have failed to take three points in any of their last four home games, last experiencing success at the Amex against Manchester City (2-1) on November 9.

Still, Saturday's hosts are 4/6 favourites, implying a win probability of 60%, while Everton are 9/2, or an 18.2% chance, to win away for the first time since October 19 (0-2 v Ipswich).

The draw is priced at 3/1 and both teams to score at 10/11.

Brighton's Brazilian star Joao Pedro (8/5) leads the way in the anytime goalscorer market with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (3/1), who scored his first goal since September 14 last weekend, first up for the visitors.

Double Chance & Both Teams to Score - Brighton & Hove Albion or Draw & Yes @ 6/5

Following eight matches without a win, Brighton got out of their rut by beating Norwich City 4-0 at Carrow Road in the FA Cup third round on January 11. The Seagulls followed that victory up with another in East Anglia on January 16, this time against Ipswich in the Premier League, before beating Man United in the same competition three days later.

Hurzeler's side are looking good again, but Saturday is a different kind of test, with their three previous wins coming against a Championship team and two struggling Premier League sides.

Everton are only four points ahead of Ipswich and six behind Man United, but they are buoyed by the recent return to the dugout of former boss Moyes, who led the Merseyside club to a first league success since December 4 last Sunday. The Toffees raced into a 3-0 lead before half-time against Spurs and although their opponents got two back late on, it wasn't enough to deny Everton all three points or tarnish a brilliant performance at Goodison.

The task for Moyes now is to see his side replicate that away from home, which is easier said than done, particularly against a side that outplayed them at the start of the season.

I'm finding it difficult to pick a win either way but I think if a side was to take all three points it would be a rejuvenated Brighton brimming with attacking talent, so I'm taking the hosts on the double chance this weekend.

To boost the odds above EVS, I'm adding in both teams to score, which has been a winner in 77 per cent (17) of Brighton's 22 league games this season - only Fulham (also 17) have been involved in as many matches where both teams have found the back of the net.

Everton sit at the opposite end of the BTTS table with just 33 per cent (seven) of their 21 Premier League outings seeing both teams score.

However, there were multiple goals for both the Toffees and Spurs last weekend and both teams have found the net in five of the last six Premier League meetings between these sides.

Furthermore, eight of Brighton's last 10 Premier League home games have seen both teams score, and having hit three past Spurs last time out, Everton should be in a much more confident mood in front of goal here.

Anytime Goalscorer - Dominic Calvert-Lewin (EVE) @ 3/1

It's been another difficult season for Toffees centre-forward Calvert-Lewin who has just three Premier League goals from 21 appearances in 2024/25. Two of his strikes came in Everton's first four games, highlighting just how difficult the 27-year-old was finding things under previous boss Sean Dyche, but in just Moyes' second match back in charge of the club, Calvert-Lewin was back on the scoresheet.

There's no way of quantifying confidence but Calvert-Lewin, like many strikers, has always looked like someone who can fade away without belief. Interestingly, his first two goals this season were in back-to-back games, against Bournemouth and Aston Villa across August and September, so perhaps when one arrives, the next is around the corner, too.

Brighton could be without one of their most physical presences, Dunk, on Saturday, and if the Seagulls skipper is missing, Calvert-Lewin's chances of scoring - probably from a header - only increase, in my opinion.

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