Overview
- Jack Grealish, on loan from Manchester City, recorded two assists on his first start to lead the attack.
- Iliman Ndiaye scored the club’s first goal at the new ground, having also netted the final goal at Goodison Park in May.
- James Garner added a second with a long-range strike, continuing a makeshift stint at left back.
- Jordan Pickford preserved the result by saving Danny Welbeck’s late penalty after a handball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- Nearly 52,000 attended the inaugural Premier League fixture at Bramley-Moore Dock as Brighton rued multiple missed chances, including efforts off the woodwork.