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Ancelotti's side beat Seagulls 4-2 at Goodison Park with Colombian attacker scoring twice

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin became the first Everton's first player to score in the opening four matches of a Premier League season as they beat Brighton 4-2 on Saturday.

The result left Everton top of the table after taking a maximum 12 points from four games, three ahead of Leicester City and champions Liverpool, who each have a game in hand.

Calvert-Lewin took his tally to nine goals from six games in all competitions when he rose at the far post to head home a Gylfi Sigurdsson cross in the 16th minute, before Neil Maupay levelled from close range four minutes before the break.

Yerry Mina restored the home side's lead on the stroke of half-time, heading home an inch-perfect free-kick floated in by fellow Colombian James Rodriguez.

Good work from substitute Alex Iwobi presented Rodriguez with his opening goal just after half-time, while Abdoulaye Doucoure's pass supplied his second with 20 minutes to go.

Midfielder Yves Bissouma pulled one back for the visitors with a cracking shot from from the edge of the area in stoppage time but it was too little, too late to deny high-flying Everton.

Carlo Ancelotti's side now take on Merseyside rivals Liverpool in their first game back after the international break.

On Calvert-Lewin's impressive start to the season, Everton manager Ancelotti said: "There is not just one reason. He is confident, we are seeing him improving and he is scoring goals and that is the most important motivation for a striker. This is the moment of Dominic Calvert-Lewin now.

"We are optimistic now for 15 days because there is a break but then we will have a fantastic test, the most difficult test against our neighbours."

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