Everton vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueEverton 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
 BRE |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski  |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
| 28 | Youssef Chermiti |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 12 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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