Everton v Brentford, 04 January 2026

Score4-2 to Brentford
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueHill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Attendance52,514

View Everton v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Everton won: 3 Drawn: 3 Brentford won: 3 Everton scored: 11 Brentford scored: 11 . This was the second time that Brentford had scored four or more goals in a game against Everton in all competitions: previously a 4-1 win at Griffin Park in League Division One on 13 April 1936.

2 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

4 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Beto 66 G
Thierno Barry 90+1 G

Goals:

Igor Thiago 11 G
Nathan Collins 50 G
Igor Thiago 51 G
Igor Thiago 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Vitaliy Mykolenko
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Thierno Barry

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Beto for Tyler Dibling 46
Merlin Röhl for Dwight McNeil 46
Harrison Armstrong for Tim Iroegbunam 77

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Kevin Schade 64
Jordan Henderson for Mathias Jensen 64
Rico Henry for Aaron Hickey 76
Myles Peart-Harris for Igor Thiago 90+2

Cards:

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 31 Y
Michael Kayode 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom King
Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Elijah Campbell
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender Reece Welch
Defender/Midfielder Adam Aznou
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder/Forward Merlin Röhl
Forward Beto

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan

Comments:

League position: 12th . Everton had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025. . The Toffees had now lost their first league game in eight of the last nine years (won one). . They had now conceded four goals in two of their last four home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 7th . A Brentford player had now scored a hat-trick in two of their last three games in the Premier League: also Kevin Schade versus AFC Bournemouth on 27 December 2025. . The Bees had now scored the opening goal in 13 of their 20 games so far in this Premier League season. . This was first time that they had scored four or more goals in an away game in the Premier League since their 4-0 win at Leicester City on 21 February 2025.

2 Everton

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Beto 66 G
Thierno Barry 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Vitaliy Mykolenko
Defender Jake O'Brien
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder James Garner
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Dwight McNeil
Forward Thierno Barry

Substitutions:

Beto for Tyler Dibling 46
Merlin Röhl for Dwight McNeil 46
Harrison Armstrong for Tim Iroegbunam 77

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom King
Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Elijah Campbell
Defender Nathan Patterson
Defender Reece Welch
Defender/Midfielder Adam Aznou
Midfielder Harrison Armstrong
Midfielder/Forward Merlin Röhl
Forward Beto

Comments:

League position: 12th . Everton had now lost consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2025. . The Toffees had now lost their first league game in eight of the last nine years (won one). . They had now conceded four goals in two of their last four home games in the Premier League.

4 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Igor Thiago 11 G
Nathan Collins 50 G
Igor Thiago 51 G
Igor Thiago 88 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Nathan Collins Defender
Aaron Hickey Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Keane Lewis-Potter for Kevin Schade 64
Jordan Henderson for Mathias Jensen 64
Rico Henry for Aaron Hickey 76
Myles Peart-Harris for Igor Thiago 90+2

Cards:

Yegor Yarmolyuk 31 Y
Michael Kayode 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Rico Henry
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender Sepp Van Den Berg
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Myles Peart-Harris
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan

Comments:

League position: 7th . A Brentford player had now scored a hat-trick in two of their last three games in the Premier League: also Kevin Schade versus AFC Bournemouth on 27 December 2025. . The Bees had now scored the opening goal in 13 of their 20 games so far in this Premier League season. . This was first time that they had scored four or more goals in an away game in the Premier League since their 4-0 win at Leicester City on 21 February 2025.