English Premier League

Everton vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Everton
  • 60': Idrissa Gueye
FT
1 - 0
Brentford

    Everton overcome Brentford to confirm Premier League survival

    Idrissa Gueye's strike secured Everton a 1-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, confirming the club's survival from relegation.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
    • 4': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 8': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
    • 8': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Offside, Brentford. Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 20': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
    • 23': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
    • 23': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Hand ball by James Garner (Everton).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
    • 29': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
    • 30': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
    • 30': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
    • 30': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
    • 36': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 36': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Youssef Chermiti (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
    • 37': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Everton).
    • 37': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Youssef Chermiti (Everton).
    • 38': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Chermiti (Everton).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil.
    • 42': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 43': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Brentford).
    • 43': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury James Garner (Everton).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssef Chermiti.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Chermiti.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Everton 0, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Brentford 0.
    • 46': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
    • 46': Youssef Chermiti (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
    • 50': Delay in match (Brentford).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Dwight McNeil (Everton) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by James Garner.
    • 55': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 55': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
    • 55': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 60': Goal! Everton 1, Brentford 0. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 63': Offside, Everton. Youssef Chermiti is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 65': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 67': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
    • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Yoane Wissa.
    • 68': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Harrison.
    • 70': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
    • 73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
    • 74': James Tarkowski (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
    • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Sergio Reguilón.
    • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Christian Nørgaard.
    • 78': Substitution, Everton. Amadou Onana replaces Idrissa Gueye.
    • 79': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 82': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
    • 82': Jack Harrison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Offside, Everton. Youssef Chermiti is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 86': Offside, Everton. Abdoulaye Doucouré is caught offside.
    • 87': Offside, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk is caught offside.
    • 89': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
    • 90': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 90'+1': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': James Garner (Everton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Everton. Youssef Chermiti is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Everton. Michael Keane replaces Youssef Chermiti.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
    • 90'+6': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
    • 90'+7': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 4
    52.5 Possession 47.5
    10 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    358 Accurate Passes 324
    458 Passes 416
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    22 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 68
    13 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 8
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 4
    23 Effective Clearances 26
    23 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Goodison Park
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 39,098

    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 (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    32 Jarrad Branthwaite
    6 James Tarkowski Yellow Card
    18 Ashley Young
    22 Ben Godfrey
    37 James Garner
    27 Idrissa Gueye
    7 Dwight McNeil
    11 Jack Harrison
    28 Youssef Chermiti
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    Everton Substitutes:
    André Gomes, Arnaut Danjuma, Michael Keane, Mackenzie Hunt, Lewis Warrington, Amadou Onana, João Virgínia, Andy Lonergan, Jenson Metcalfe.

    BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    22 Nathan Collins
    12 Sergio Reguilón Yellow Card
    20 Kristoffer Ajer
    6 Christian Nørgaard
    27 Vitaly Janelt
    8 Mathias Jensen
    17 Ivan Toney
    11 Yoane Wissa
    19 Bryan Mbeumo Yellow Card
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Mathias Jorgensen, Mikkel Damsgaard, Frank Onyeka, Keane Lewis-Potter, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Mads Roerslev, Saman Ghoddos, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Kevin Schade.

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