At 22:00 Beijing time on January 2, the 21st round of the Premier League continued, with Everton playing at home against Brighton. In the first half, McAllister and Dan Byrne scored two goals in a row and Lewin kicked a flying penalty. In the second half, McAllister World Wave went down again, Gordon scored twice, and finally Everton fell 2-3, and Benitez lost again, leading the team to write 43 years of humiliation.
Just three minutes into the opening, Wiltmann's cross from the right was followed up by Mopai inside the penalty area, and McAllister easily pushed the shot to make it 1-0! VAR then decided the goal was valid and Everton fell behind in an instant.
In the 20th minute, Brighton won a corner kick, Mwep crossed the line in front of the point and Dan Byrne at the back point. In just 18 minutes, Everton conceded two goals in a row and were in a desperate situation 0-2.
In the 24th minute, Gray's close-range shot was saved, Anthony Gordon caused a foul on the edge of the penalty area, and Everton won a penalty, but Karl Walter Lewin kicked it away.
Last season, Calvert Lewin drove low and still scored 16 Premier League goals. This season, Calvert Lewin was plagued by injuries and had only made four appearances, having previously scored three goals.
In the 53rd minute, everton finally broke out in the middle of the situation, Anthony Gordon cut inside and then fired a left-footed long-range shot that hit the opposing defender and refracted into the net, 1-2!
In the 70th minute, Mwep knocked back inside the penalty area, and the follow-up McAllister's right-foot volleyed the world wave straight into the corner, staging a good second score, the score became 1-3!
In the 75th minute, Calvert Lewin withdrew to receive a direct pass, Kenny crossed from the right, and Anthony Gordon pushed the next city, 2-3! In this game, the 20-year-old Anthony Gordon shined, but unfortunately failed to save Benitez. In the end, Everton lost the first game of the new year 2-3.
For the first time since 1979, Everton lost at home to Brighton, with Benitez leading the team to a 43-year record of humiliation. In the last three rounds, Everton have drawn 1 and lost 2, and the last win was on 7 December last year, when they beat Arsenal 2-1.
To make matters worse, Everton have won just two of their last 13 games and lost eight of them. After this campaign, Everton still ranked 15th in the table with 19 points, and Benitez was completely off the altar. According to British media, Benitez may leave class, and Everton may invite Rooney to take over.
Everton was miserable, and Brighton was a team carnival, following the last round of upset draws with Chelsea, and then scored a key 3 points, the last 3 rounds of 2 wins and 1 draw to get 7 points.
At present, Brighton has risen to 8th in the table with 27 points, 17 points ahead of the relegation zone, which can be said to be completely worry-free in relegation and can also impact European qualification.