- ... and Wayne Rooney's first penalty goal for Everton rescued a point

- he's actually taken 1 penalty before for us
- he saw his spot-kick saved by Carlo Cudicini in our 4-1 League Cup defeat at Chelsea in December 2002

- well done to Gavin Buckland!
- he worked out that that's the longest gap between penalties for an Everton player - 14 years & 315 days!

- it was our first penalty of the season
- and, incidentally, it was our first ever penalty against Brighton!

- the 2 previous ones awarded in our meetings with them all went to the Seagulls and both were scored
- the last one was a Gordon Smith spot-kick at their old Goldstone Ground in April 1983
- and it also came late in the day in another controversial match!

- we were 1-0 up when referee Clive Thomas (yes, him!) awarded Brighton a dodgy last minute penalty
- Jim Arnold saved it only for Thomas to order a retake claiming the keeper had moved
- Gordon Smith scored from the re-take and that seemed that
- only for Kevin Sheedy to go straight down the other end and poke in an even later winner!

- Brighton were the 47th different opposition in our Premier League history

- Chris Hughton became the 19th different person to manage 3 or more clubs against Everton in the Prem!
- before Brighton he'd been the boss at Newcastle and Norwich in games against Everton

- Sam Allardyce holds the record, having managed 6 different teams against us in the Premier League!
- they were Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham, Sunderland and Crystal Palace!

- the draw at Brighton ended a run of 3 defeats in succession for us in all competitions
- and Wayne's goal also ended a run of 3 away matches without a goal in all comps

- but we have now gone 12 away League games without a win
- that's our worst streak since a run of 13 away League games without a win from Sep 2001-Mar 2002!

- our last away win in the Prem came back in January - 1-0 at Crystal Palace

- we've got a long way to go to break the club record, however
- that was a run of 35 successive away League games without a win from October 1970 to April 1972!
- our Premier League worst was 19 away games without a victory from December 1996 to December 1997!

- the draw at Brighton did end our recent ropey record in Sunday games!

- we'd lost all of our previous 5 Sunday games, home and away - W0 D0 L5, all in the Premier League

- and away from home we'd lost 6 Sunday games on the run! W0 D0 L6 - again all in the Prem

- indeed in our previous 10 away League games on a Sunday our record had been a terrible W1 D0 L9
- the one win was 2-1 at QPR in March 2015

- oh, and incidentally, the attendance at the Amex was 30,565
- surprisingly, the's the biggest crowd ever for any of our fixtures with Brighton!

- in 11 previous meetings between us the highest attendance had been 30,000
- that was at Goodison in February 1913 when we beat them 1-0 after extra-time in the FA Cup

- Leighton Baines made his 388th appearance for us in all competitions at Brighton
- that's the same as the legendary White Pele, Colin Harvey managed!
- they're now both in joint 18th place on our All-Time Appearances chart

- Phil Jagielka's latest start was his 337th for us in all competitions
- he's moved 1 ahead of 1900s half-back Harry Makepeace
- and into 24th place alone on our All-Time Starts list

- Kevin Mirallas's latest substitute appearance was his 47th for us in the League
- that's moved him into joint 7th place, with Stuart Barlow, on our All-Time League Sub Apps list!

- Wayne Rooney's goal was his 18th for us in the Premier League
- he's now in joint 20th place on our Premier League scoring chart
- Wayne is level with Nick Barmby, Seamus Coleman, Francis Jeffers and Steven Naismith!

- and so on to Olympique Lyonnais at home in the Europa League on October 19th!

- our last 8 games on October 19th, going back to 1968, have all been at Goodison Park!

- the most recent one was a 2-1 win against Hull City in the Premier League in 2013
- substitute Steven Pienaar nabbed the winner, having been on the pitch for just 27 seconds when he scored!

- we've played just 1 European game before on 19th October
- a 0-0 draw against Feyenoord at Goodison in a European Cup Winners Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg tie in 1995

- the Dutch team that day included a certain Ronald Koeman
- whatever happened to him?!

- we've had one other very memorable game in the past on October 19th

- in 2002 we beat Arsenal 2-1 with a 90th minute goal
- it was scored by a young lad called (remember the name) Wayne Rooney
- and it was, of course, his first goal for the club
- again, whatever happened to him?!

- if Leighton Baines plays against Lyon it will be his 389th appearance for the club in all competitions
- that would be 1 more than the legendary Colin Harvey managed
- and Leighton would be in 18th place alone on our All-Time list

- Tim Howard has made the most European appearances for Everton - 28
- currently Leighton Baines is in joint 2nd place on that chart, level with Leon Osman on 25
- Phil Jagielka is in 5th place on 23, 1 behind Tony Hibbert's 24

- Romelu Lukaku heads our European scoring chart with 9 goals
- and Phil Jagielka will join Andy Gray in joint 3rd place on 5 if he scores against Lyon!

- Lyon will be the 150th different opponents that Everton have faced in our competitive history
- and they'll be the 143rd at home

- the game will be our 88th European match, the 44th at home
- our current record at all venues is W46 D19 L22 - F143 A88
- at Goodison it is W29 D8 L6 - F88 A32

- the match is being shown live on UK TV by BT Sport
- but we haven't won any of our last 6 games shown live on TV in the UK!

- the last time we had a run of 7 'live' games without a win was back in November 2008-January 2009!

- our worst run was 11 games without a win in live UK TV games from February 2000 to November 2001

- if we score from a penalty against Lyon it will be the 300th successful spot-kick at home in our history
  (not including penalty shoot-outs!)
- currently we've scored 299 and missed 126 of the 425 we've been awarded at home!

- and if Lyon miss one it will be the 50th missed by all opponents at our place in all competitions
- the full opposition record at our ground currently is scored 113, missed/saved 49

- COYB!!

- a reminder of some new sections on the site!

- Test cricketers have a small number on their shirt or cap
- it shows where they fit in in terms of the historical chronology of their country
- now you can see what number every Everton player would wear!
- have a look at the 'Everton Players Numbered Chronologically' section!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- on the flip side, which players only ever managed 1 game for the club?!
- find out in the new Just One Appearance section!

- we used 27 different players last season in all competitions and 19 of them scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman scored on his Everton debut last season
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- with Wayne Rooney having returned to Everton action, who else has had 2 separate spells at the club?!
- the new Two or More Spells at Everton section will tell you!

- new boy Jordan Pickford looks like he'll be our keeper for some years to come
- but who else has appeared for us between the sticks in the past?!
- the new Goalkeepers section has all the details!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!