Everton 1-1 Brighton: Toffees denied back-to-back PL wins after Young own goal

Ashley Young's 84th-minute own goal rescued a point for Brighton as Everton were denied back-to-back Premier League victories in a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.

The hosts raced into a seventh-minute lead when Vitalii Mykolenko scored just his second goal for the club, but the hosts were very fortunate to still lead at the break after Lewis Dunk's sublime volley from Pascal Gross' free-kick was ruled offside by VAR Michael Oliver (14).

But Brighton were convert their possessional dominance into a late draw as Kaoru Mitoma's cross deflected off the unfortunate Young and looped over Jordan Pickford with six minutes of normal time remaining.

The result means Everton stay in 15th place while Brighton move up to sixth in the Premier League table but have now gone five games without a win.

Everton travel to Crystal Palace next Saturday, kick-off 3pm. After the international break, they host Manchester United on November 26 live, kick-off 4.30pm.

Brighton visit Ajax in the Europa League on Thursday; kick-off 5.45pm. They then host Sheffield United on November 12, kick-off 2pm.