It's a well deserved three points for Everton as Brighton's winning run comes to a shuddering end on Merseyside.

An excellent performance by Marco Silva's side.

You can read a match report on this game here.

Thanks for your company. Until next time...

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Shane Duffy is back on the field but Brighton will finish the game with 10 men as another Alireza Jahanbakhsh limps off, the visitors having already made three changes.

There's a delay while former Everton defender Shane Duffy receives treatment for what looks like a neck injury.

Meanwhile, Everton make their third and final change and it's a first competitive appearance in a Toffees shirt for former Barcelona defender Yerry Mina.

Heading the other way to a deserved standing ovation is Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Jordan Pickford has not had too much to do but the Everton keeper is forced to back-peddle and beat a curling effort by Alireza Jahanbakhsh over his bar.

There are 38,000 inside Goodison. Most are heading home happy. This has been a dominant Toffees display.

Theo Walcott's shift is done. Warm applause as he makes way for Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the last few minutes.

Brighton made their third and final change moments after conceding the third - Florin Andone on for Beram Kayal.

Everton are at Chelsea next weekend. They'll be heading for Stamford Bridge with confidence sky high.

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This just hasn't been Brighton's day. There's more than 10 minutes left and you wouldn't be surprised if Everton scored at least one more.

Gylfi Sigurdsson gets a pat on the head from a fan as he chases a lost cause and ends up in the advertising hoarding. He deserves that. The former Tottenham player has been a danger from the very start.

Hardly a sniff for Glenn Murray as Brighton have spent chunks of this game camped inside their own half.

Still only one goal in it though. Still time for Murray to make an impact.

First change for Everton. Standing ovation for Bernard as he makes his way off and is replaced by Ademola Lookman.

Brighton's second change sees Solly March off for Yves Bissouma.

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So much energy from Lucas Digne. He's been a real pain as far as Brighton's defence is concerned. Great performance by the Frenchman.

Chris Hughton sends on Anthony Knockaert to try and get his team an equaliser. Jose Izquierdo makes way.

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A free-kick by Sigurdsson rebounds into the path of Richarlison who can't make a proper connection and Mathew Ryan gathers comfortably.

Wave after wave of attacks from the men in blue.

No sign of Brighton getting a second equaliser but there's still another half an hour for Chris Hughton's side to sort themselves out.

Change coming up for the visitors.

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Everton are three points off a top-five spot in the 'as it stands' table.

Will Marco Silva's side break into the top-six this season?

The Toffees are within sight of a fourth win in five Premier League games.

Brighton have made a slow start to the second half. Everton are on the rampage and this could get ugly unless the visitors sort themselves out. Too many sloppy passes by Chris Hughton's side.

How are Everton not ahead?

Idrissa Gueye smacks the Brighton post from outside the area and the ball rebounds to Bernard who squares to Theo Walcott who incredibly misses from inside the six-yard area.

If Everton don't win, Walcott is in for a sleepless night!

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