Brentford v Everton, 23 September 2023

Score3-1 to Everton
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance16,981
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Brentford won: 2 Drawn: 1 Everton won: 2 Brentford scored: 6 Everton scored: 7 . Everton’s only previous win in their 12 visits to Brentford in all competitions was in League Division Two on 20 September 1952.

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

3 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Mathias Jensen 28 G

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 6 G
James Tarkowski 67 G
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
James Tarkowski Defender
James Garner Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Beto Forward

Substitutions:

Kristoffer Ajer for Mads Roerslev 61
Frank Onyeka for Vitaly Janelt 62
Saman Ghoddos for Aaron Hickey 73
Michael Olakigbe for Keane Lewis-Potter 89

Substitutions:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Beto 63
Arnaut Danjuma for Amadou Onana 77

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 77 Y
Saman Ghoddos 82 Y

Cards:

Ashley Young 1 Y
Jarrad Branthwaite 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe
Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Ethan Brierley
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olakigbe

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Mackenzie Hunt
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Lewis Dobbin

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brentford could have equalled the competition record of drawing the first four home games of a season in the Premier League; previously by Derby County in 2000-01. . The Bees had now lost two of their last 19 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . They had taken the lead in each of their preceding ten home games in the Premier League. . Kevin Schade was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering a groin injury in the pre-match warm-up. Keane Lewis-Potter was promoted to the starting XI with Ellery Balcombe taking his place on the bench.

Comments:

League position: 15th . Everton avoided taking fewer than two points from their opening six games of a league season for the first time since 1958-59 in League Division One. . The Toffees had now won four of their last 39 away games in the Premier League. . Since 1 May 2023, they had now scored 13 goals in their away games in the Premier League but only one goal in home games in the division. [c/o EFC Statto]

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Mathias Jensen 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Mathias Jensen
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Kristoffer Ajer for Mads Roerslev 61
Frank Onyeka for Vitaly Janelt 62
Saman Ghoddos for Aaron Hickey 73
Michael Olakigbe for Keane Lewis-Potter 89

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 77 Y
Saman Ghoddos 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe
Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Ethan Brierley
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Michael Olakigbe

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brentford could have equalled the competition record of drawing the first four home games of a season in the Premier League; previously by Derby County in 2000-01. . The Bees had now lost two of their last 19 home games in the Premier League (won eight). . They had taken the lead in each of their preceding ten home games in the Premier League. . Kevin Schade was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering a groin injury in the pre-match warm-up. Keane Lewis-Potter was promoted to the starting XI with Ellery Balcombe taking his place on the bench.

3 Everton

Manager: Sean Dyche

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 6 G
James Tarkowski 67 G
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 71 G

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
James Tarkowski Defender
James Garner Defender/Midfielder
Amadou Onana Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Idrissa Gueye Midfielder
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Beto Forward

Substitutions:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Beto 63
Arnaut Danjuma for Amadou Onana 77

Cards:

Ashley Young 1 Y
Jarrad Branthwaite 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper João Virgínia
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Mackenzie Hunt
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Forward Lewis Dobbin

Comments:

League position: 15th . Everton avoided taking fewer than two points from their opening six games of a league season for the first time since 1958-59 in League Division One. . The Toffees had now won four of their last 39 away games in the Premier League. . Since 1 May 2023, they had now scored 13 goals in their away games in the Premier League but only one goal in home games in the division. [c/o EFC Statto]