Brighton vs Everton Prediction: Seagulls can swoop on Toffees

Brighton and Everton will be looking to boost their top-half credentials when they meet on the south coast on Saturday afternoon (15:00KO) and European qualification is not ruled out.

The Seagulls are hunting for only their second win in 11 Premier League games, while Everton will hope to make it three victories in nine top-flight contests.

Team News

Brighton welcome back Brajan Gruda after the German missed the defeat at Fulham. Diego Gomez faces a late fitness test, but Joel Veltman is fit to start. Igor Julio has returned from his loan spell at West Ham and is available for the home side.

Everton will be without Jack Grealish, with the winger potentially out for the rest of the campaign with a stress fracture in his foot. Tim Iroegbunam has resumed training and centre-back Michael Keane is back from suspension.

Youngster Harrison Armstrong is set to join Preston North End on loan following the Brighton clash.

Premier League Odds

Brighton vs Everton Odds

Brighton are 9/10 on home turf, Everton are 10/3 chances and the draw is available at 13/5. Over 2.5 goals can be backed at 10/11 and both teams to score is an 4/5 shot.

Brighton to win @ 9/10

David Moyes has done well to stabilise Everton and move the Toffees into the top half of the Premier League. However, the Merseyside men look a little short on quality, especially in attacking areas, and those concerns have deepened with Grealish set for a long spell on the sidelines.

Everton have scored only eight goals in their last eight matches and on only two occasions have the Toffees scored more than twice in a Premier League contest this term.

Grealish has assisted six of Everton’s 25 top-flight strikes this term and there doesn’t look to be a natural replacement to fill that void.

Brighton have won only two of their last 11 games, but the Seagulls have lost only one of their 11 Premier League matches at their South Coast nest and Fabian Hurzeler’s men have been extremely difficult to beat at the Amex.

Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham are amongst the teams to try but fail to win at Brighton this term and the Seagulls are good enough to see off the challenge of Everton.

Brajan Gruda to score first @ 8/1

Gruda missed Brighton’s 2-1 loss at Fulham, but the German can mark his return by opening the scoring against Everton.

The 21-year-old rates Brighton’s next breakout star, and while he has scored only three times for the Seagulls this season, Gruda is developing into a more threatening force.

The German is averaging 2.01 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League this term and Gruda is fancied to open the scoring in a contest Brighton are expected to dominate and win.

He has fired off 23 shots so far this season, including successive shots on target in his last two outings.

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