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Match Preview: Everton FC vs Brentford FC

Frank Lampard was fired in late January after only three victories in his first 20 Premier League games.

Replacement Sean Dyche made an immediate effect with two victories against Arsenal and Leeds United in his first three games in charge, but Everton have dropped back into the relegation zone with just one point from their previous three games.

Most of the blame for Everton’s current condition has been put at those in authority off the field, rather than on it.

The Toffees have struggled for goals this season, with their total of 19 being the lowest in the Premier League.

The injury problems of Dominic Calvert-Lewin haven’t helped matters, but the sales of Richarlison and Anthony Gordon have particularly irritated the blue half of Merseyside.

Demarai Gray is Everton’s highest scorer this season, with four league goals, however Dwight McNeil is the only other player currently at the club with multiple league goals.

Calvert-Lewin is not the only significant Everton player who has been injured for much of the season; Yerry Mina, Ben Godfrey, and Mason Holgate have all missed the majority of the pre-World Cup friendlies.

Former Bees James Tarkowski and Conor Coady have established themselves at the heart of an Everton defence that has surrendered just three goals more than Manchester United and two more than Tottenham Hotspur.

Sean Dyche believes he has complete faith in his squad’s abilities and has seen strong signs of development in the early stages of his time as Everton manager ahead of Saturday’s visit from Brentford.

Thomas Frank’s in-form team travel to Goodison Park on Saturday (3pm GMT) hoping to extend their Premier League undefeated record to 12 games.

Meanwhile, the Blues enter the game aiming to gain momentum after a good performance and a draw away at Nottingham Forest last weekend – and having won two of the first three home games since Dyche took over in late January.

Dyche feels the Toffees are now “starting to appear more successful in different ways” as a result of his players’ commitment and application throughout that period.

Dyche said this week that striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has returned to training with the squad, Vitalii Mykolenko has also rejoined the group after sickness, and Nathan Patterson has been working on his conditioning following another appearance for the Under-21s.

Demarai Gray had his debut start under Dyche against Nottingham Forest, and he excelled with a busy performance in attack, scoring the first goal from the penalty spot.

When it comes to the challenge that Brentford will present this Saturday, Dyche feels the west London club has a “good mix” of different threats.

Match Statistics

– Everton has picked up 4 points from the last 5 games, both home and away.
– BTTS has landed in just 1 of those games.
– Everton has scored 3 times in the last 5 fixtures.
– They have failed to score in 3 of the last 5 games.
– Everton has fired blanks in 11 games this season.
– In the last 5 games, they have scored just 3 goals.
– Just 1 of the last 5 games for Everton has ended with both teams scoring.
– Overall, BTTS has landed in 11/26 games for Everton this season.
– Brentford has picked up 9 points from the last 5 games, both home and away.
– BTTS has landed in 3 of those games.
– Brentford has scored 8 times in the last 5 fixtures.
– Away from home, Brentford is currently unbeaten in 5 games.
– Momentum is really building for Brentford as they have now gone 12 games without losing.
– It’s possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 4 games for Brentford ending with 2 goals or more being scored.
– Brentford is unbeaten in the last 5 games coming into this fixture.
– They have scored 8 goals in those 5 games.
– In the last 5 matches for Brentford, 3 of those games has ended with both teams scoring.
– This season 14 matches (58% of all matches) involving Brentford has seen BTTS landing.
– Previous matches between Everton and Brentford have averaged 3 goals while BTTS has happened 80% of the time.
– Everton have averaged 1.08 Points Per Game at home matches this season.
– Brentford have averaged 1.09 Points Per Game at away matches this season.

Match Forecast

– Brentford FC will have an advantage in aerial duels.
– Everton FC will struggle with keeping possession of the ball.
– Both teams will attempt long balls and crosses often.
– Brentford FC will create more chances, especially through counter attacks and attacking set pieces.
– Everton FC will rely on their consistent first eleven and aggression to make up for their shortcomings.
– Brentford FC will attack more down the left while Everton FC opponents may play more aggressively to disrupt their play.
– Defending against counter attacks will be a weakness for Everton FC, while defending against attacks down the wings and from skillful players will be a weakness for Brentford FC.

Brentford is expected to dominate in the air and this is very likely to result in them scoring. Additionally, Brentford is also very likely to score from a fast-break situation and as a result of an opposition error. On the other hand, Everton is likely to steal the ball from the opposition often. Finally, there is a likelihood of Brentford scoring from a set-piece situation.

Everton and Brentford face off in what promises to be an intriguing match. Based on the team trends, it appears that Everton is struggling to find the back of the net, which could be an issue in this game. Brentford, on the other hand, has a good record of scoring goals and maintaining an unbeaten run. Despite Everton’s home advantage, we predict that Brentford will come away with a win, possibly by a 2-1 scoreline. We also expect to see both teams score in this match.

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