English Premier League

Everton vs Brentford, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Everton
  • 1': Dwight McNeil
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1 - 0
Brentford

    Everton earn vital points with 1-0 win over Brentford

    An early goal from Dwight McNeil earned Everton a precious 1-0 win over Brentford at Goodison Park that dragged them away from the relegation zone.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Everton 1, Brentford 0. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
    • 4': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
    • 4': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Offside, Everton. Séamus Coleman is caught offside.
    • 7': Ben Godfrey (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 9': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
    • 9': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 13': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
    • 15': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Alex Iwobi.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rico Henry.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ben Mee.
    • 28': Ben Godfrey (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Offside, Everton. Ben Godfrey is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
    • 33': Corner, Everton. Conceded by David Raya.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Everton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 35': Michael Keane (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 41': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 41': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Hand ball by Demarai Gray (Everton).
    • 42': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Demarai Gray (Everton) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 43': VAR Decision: No Goal Everton 1-0 Brentford.
    • 45'+1': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 45'+1': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Everton).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Everton 1, Brentford 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Rico Henry (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 48': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Demarai Gray (Everton).
    • 51': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
    • 55': Amadou Onana (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
    • 56': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
    • 57': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
    • 57': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 60': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Séamus Coleman (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 61': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
    • 61': Séamus Coleman (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Mathias Jensen.
    • 62': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Hickey with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
    • 68': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
    • 69': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
    • 70': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Aaron Hickey.
    • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Christian Nørgaard.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Amadou Onana.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 82': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a cross.
    • 83': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
    • 84': Offside, Everton. Abdoulaye Doucouré is caught offside.
    • 85': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
    • 85': Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Everton. Neal Maupay replaces Demarai Gray.
    • 86': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Rico Henry.
    • 87': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
    • 87': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
    • 89': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 90': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Everton. Vitalii Mykolenko replaces Alex Iwobi.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. David Raya (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
    • 90'+4': Séamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 0
    0 SHOTS 0
    0 ON GOAL 0
    0.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Goodison Park
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 39,036

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 11 +15 28
    2 Manchester City 11 +9 23
    3 Chelsea 11 +8 19
    4 Arsenal 11 +6 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EVE Everton (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    2 James Tarkowski
    5 Michael Keane
    22 Ben Godfrey
    23 Seamus Coleman Yellow Card
    8 Amadou Onana
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    27 Idrissa Gueye
    7 Dwight McNeil
    17 Alex Iwobi
    11 Demarai Gray
    Everton Substitutes:
    James Garner, Mason Holgate, Conor Coady, Ellis Simms, Yerry Mina, Asmir Begovic, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Tom Davies, Neal Maupay.

    BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    16 Ben Mee
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    3 Rico Henry
    2 Aaron Hickey
    6 Christian Nørgaard Yellow Card
    8 Mathias Jensen
    27 Vitaly Janelt
    17 Ivan Toney
    24 Mikkel Damsgaard
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Kristoffer Ajer, Josh Dasilva, Yoane Wissa, Shandon Baptiste, Pontus Jansson, Kevin Schade, Matthew Cox, Saman Ghoddos, Frank Onyeka.

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