Everton were met with a goal of overcoming Brentford at Goodison Park

On the 27th date of the England – Premier League 2022-2023 tournament, Everton won by the minimum against Brentford. Barely out of the locker room, the local scored the only goal of the game, before the minute of play Dwight McNeil scored the goal that gave him the victory. Abdoulaye Doucouré sent in a cross, which dominated the midfield and passed David Raya Martín.

Brentford failed to make sense of their possession (63% average) and take center stage in the game to earn a win.

The best man of the match was Dwight McNeil. The Everton midfielder scored 1 goal, made 12 assists and looked for the opposite goal twice.

Abdoulaye Doucouré was another of the key players. The Everton midfielder was accurate with 22 assists.

The game was notable for a lot of friction and constant fouls that cut the game short. There were 3 warned: Christian Norgaard, Seamus Coleman and Abdoulaye Doucouré.

Everton manager Sean Dyche offered a 4-5-1 formation with Jordan Pickford in goal; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski and Ben Godfrey on the defensive line; Alex Iwobi, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Amadou Onana and Dwight McNeil in the middle; and Demarai Gray on offense.

For their part, Thomas Frank’s team entered the field with a 4-3-3 pattern with David Raya under the three sticks; Aaron Hickey, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee and Rico Henry in defence; Vitaly Janelt, Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen in midfield; and Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney and Mikkel Damsgaard up front.

Simon Hooper was the referee who officiated at Goodison Park.

Everton’s next game in the Championship will be away against Chelsea, while Brentford host Leicester City.

With this result, the host of the match reaches 25 points and is in fifteenth place. For its part, the visiting team remains at 38 units and occupies ninth place in the tournament.

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