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LIVERPOOL. Everton conquers Brentford 1-0 after I. Guèye scored just 1 goal (60′).

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 39,098 spectators.​ The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.55 degrees Celsius or 50.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Everton had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Everton won the match​.

Everton shot 18 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Brentford shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Everton received 1 yellow card (James Tarkowski). Talking about the opposition, Brentford received 2 yellow cards (Sergio Reguilón and Bryan Mbeumo).

Standings

After playing this match, Everton has 36 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Brentford will stays with 35 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will play away against Luton Town on the 3rd of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Brentford will host Fulham on the 4th of May with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Brentford (4 draws).

Everton – Formation

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

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jordan Pickford (7.9), Ben Godfrey (7.0), James Tarkowski (7.9), Jarrad Branthwaite (7.0), Ashley Young (7.3), Jack Harrison (6.8), Idrissa Gueye (7.8), James Garner (7.3), Dwight McNeil (8.4), Abdoulaye Doucouré (6.6) and Youssef Chermiti (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Keane, Amadou Onana (7.0), Arnaut Danjuma, João Virgínia, André Gomes, Andy Lonergan, L. Warrington, M. Hunt and J. Metcalfe.

Substitutions

Everton made 2 changes: Idrissa Gueye for Amadou Onana (78′) and Youssef Chermiti for Michael Keane (90′).

Player of the match: Dwight McNeil​

The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Dwight McNeil even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 32 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Brentford – Formation

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

Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken (7.0), Kristoffer Ajer (6.7), Nathan Collins (7.5), Ethan Pinnock  (7.0), Sergio Reguilón (7.3), Mathias Jensen (7.9), Christian Nørgaard  (7.1), Vitaly Janelt (6.7), Bryan Mbeumo (6.4), Ivan Toney (6.6), Yoane Wissa (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Keane Lewis-Potter (7.0), Mikkel Damsgaard (6.8), Kevin Schade  (6.7), Zanka, Saman Ghoddos, Frank Onyeka, Mads Roerslev (6.6), Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson and Yehor Yarmoliuk (6.7).

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Yoane Wissa for Keane Lewis-Potter (68′), Vitaly Janelt for Mikkel Damsgaard (67′), Sergio Reguilón for Kevin Schade  (77′), Kristoffer Ajer for Mads Roerslev (84′) and Christian Nørgaard  for Yehor Yarmoliuk (78′).

Player of the match: Mathias Jensen​

The most impressive player for Brentford was Mathias Jensen.

His rating is 7.9 with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Luton Town – 2-1
• West Ham United – Liverpool – 2-2
• Newcastle United – Sheffield United – 5-1
• Manchester United – Burnley – 1-1
• Fulham – Crystal Palace – 1-1
• Everton – Brentford – 1-0
• Aston Villa – Chelsea – 2-2