LIVERPOOL. Everton tops Brentford 1-0 after D. McNeil scored just 1 goal (1′). Brentford was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brentford had a superior ball possession 67% while Everton was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brentford was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Everton was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Everton shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Brentford shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Everton received 2 yellow cards (Seamus Coleman and Abdoulaye Doucouré). On the other side, Brentford received 1 yellow card (Christian Nörgaard).

Standings

After this match, Everton will have 25 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Brentford will stay with 38 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Manchester City on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Brentford will host West Ham United on the 13th of May with a 3-3 head to head record.

Everton – Formation

Everton started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (6.9), Séamus Coleman (6.8), Michael Keane (7.1), James Tarkowski (6.8), Ben Godfrey (6.5), Alex Iwobi (6.8), Abdoulaye Doucouré (6.2), Idrissa Gueye (7.3), Amadou Onana (6.2), Dwight McNeil (8.3) and Demarai Gray (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mason Holgate, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Neal Maupay, Asmir Begović, Ellis Simms, Tom Davies, Yerry Mina and Conor Coady.

Substitutions

Everton made 3 changes: Amadou Onana for Tom Davies (80′), Demarai Gray for Neal Maupay (86′) and Alex Iwobi for Vitaliy Mykolenko (90′).

Best player: Dwight McNeil​

The most impressive player for Everton was Dwight McNeil.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 7 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Frank played with: David Raya (7.3), Aaron Hickey (6.8), Ethan Pinnock (6.7), Ben Mee (7.0), Rico Henry (6.4), Vitaly Janelt (6.8), Christian Nørgaard (6.9), Mathias Jensen (6.8), Bryan Mbeumo (7.5), Ivan Toney (6.2) and Mikkel Damsgaard (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matthew Cox, Yoane Wissa (6.2), Pontus Jansson, Frank Onyeka (6.6), Shandon Baptiste, Kristoffer Ajer, Kevin Schade (6.8), Saman Ghoddos and Joshua Dasilva (7.0).

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Mikkel Damsgaard for Joshua Da Silva (62′), Mathias Jensen for Kevin Schade (62′), Christian Nörgaard for Frank Onyeka (75′), Aaron Hickey for Yoane Wissa (75′) and Rico Henry for Saman Ghoddos (86′).

Best player: Bryan Mbeumo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Bryan Mbeumo.

His rating is (7.5) with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Tottenham Hotspur – Nottingham Forest – 3-1
• Leicester City – Chelsea – 1-3
• Leeds United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
• Everton – Brentford – 1-0
• Crystal Palace – Manchester City – 0-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Liverpool – 1-0