Overview
Everton have just gone through a series of 3 consecutive draws and losses. They have only won once against newly promoted Ipswich Town in the last 5 rounds.
In round 11 of the Premier League, coach Sean Dyche's team shared a goalless draw with West Ham despite having more shots. The Toffees' attack is having problems, having scored only 1 goal in the past 3 rounds and failed to score in 3/5 recent matches.
Meanwhile, Brentford just defeated Bournemouth with a dramatic score of 3-2 in round 11. This was the 3rd victory in the last 4 matches of coach Thomas Frank's team in all competitions. Before round 12, the home team at Gtech Community ranked 11th with 16 points, 6 points more than Everton.
In contrast to Everton, Brentford's attack is their strong point. The "Beets" have scored 22 goals in 11 Premier League matches, second only to Tottenham (23 goals) and equal to Man City.
Of which, Bryan Mbeumo has scored 8 goals, ranking 2nd in the list of top scorers. Yoane Wissa is also equally excellent with 7 goals this season.
Brentford have a poor record against Everton with 3 consecutive defeats. However, with their current high form and the opponent's instability, this will be a good opportunity for them to break this losing streak.
Human resources situation
Everton are concerned about the fitness of Dwight McNeill, Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite, while Youssef Chermiti, Armando Broja, James Garner and Timothy Iroegbunam remain absent.
On the other side of the front line, striker duo Wissa and Bryan Mbuemo have withdrawn from the national team due to injury. It is likely that both will be fit enough to play against Everton.
However, Brentford's Ethan Pinnock remains doubtful, while Igor Thiago, Aaron Hickey, Gustavo Nunes, Rico Henry, Kris Ajer and Josh Dasilva are sidelined.
Expected lineup:
Everton: Pickford, Tarkowski, Young, Mykolenko, Branthwaite, Mangala, Ndiaye, Doucoure, Gueye, McNeill, Calvert-Lewin.
Brentford: Flekken, Van den Berg, Mee, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Jensen, Damsgaard, Janelt, Wissa, Mbeumo.
The match between Everton and Brentford takes place at 22:00 on November 23 (Vietnam time).
