Thursday, March 28

Everton v Brentford: Premier League – live! | Premier League


5 minutes: Now it’s Brentford’s turn. Eriksen whips a set-piece over from the Bees’ right. Ivan Toney flicks a header just over the crossbar. Everton storm down to the other end, and Richarlison pounces on some hesitation in the Brentford defense to clip an effort just wide…

3 minutes: So close for Everton! Calvert-Lewin flicks on a ball from deep. Anthony Gordon ghosts across the edge of the box with an excellent diagonal run, and pokes an attempted finish goalwards which Raya saves. On the follow-up, Richarlison is there with a header from close range, and he should arguably score, but he sends the ball wide! Huge chance.

1 minute: Everton start the match on the front foot. Andre Gomes, with a neat bit of work centrally just outside the area, plays in Vitalii Mykolenko on the left. He wins a corner with at attempted low cross. The corner doesn’t come to anything. But Everton have roared out of the traps, as expected.

First half kick-off!

We are under way.

The teams are on the pitch. The noise is deafening. The Everton fans are baying for the scalp of Brentford – and the knowledge that they will be in the Premier League next season. This is happening!

The teams are in their respective tunnels. The Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford stands behind Séamus Coleman, deep in thought, listening to the roars emanating from out in the stadium.

Feeling nervous, Everton fans? You can email me or tweet @lukemclaughlin with your thoughts.

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Under 10 minutes until kick-off.

You’ve got time to read our match preview, here:

The Brentford manager Thomas Frank tells Sky Sports he is determined to keep producing good results and carry momentum into next season. He says he wants a strong, brave performance from Brentford in what they expect will be a difficult atmosphere.

Everton fans light blue smoke flares as they welcome their team bus. Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty Images

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Michael Keane misses out for Everton with illness. Frank Lampard tells Sky Sports the centre-back’s illness emerged overnight, but that he has faith in Jarrad Branthwaite, who makes his third Premier League start of the season. Yerry Mina is still out injured, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin comes into the starting lineup up front for the hosts. Brentford, meanwhile, are unchanged.

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Andre Gomes, Doucoure, Iwobi, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison. substitutes: Kenny, Allan, Gray, Begovic, Davies, Rondon, Alli, Price, Welch.

Brentford: Raya, Ajer, Jansson, Sorensen, Henry, Jensen, Norgaard, Eriksen, Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa. substitutes: Canos, Dasilva, Jeanvier, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Janelt, Roerslev, Stevens, Lossl.

Referee: Michael Oliver

Preamble

Safety is in sight for Everton. Seven points from matches against Chelsea, Leicester and Watford have considerably eased the nerves of the fans, not to mention his manager Frank Lampard and his players. The feeling, judging by the number of fans crowding around Goodison Park before the visit of Thomas Frank’s Brentford, is that today is the day they secure their Premier League survival, following Leed’s 1-1 draw against Brighton at Elland Road.

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Brentford may be thinking of next season already, safe as they are in mid-table, but they are sure to pose plenty of attacking threat with Christian Eriksen pulling the strings in midfield. Can the famous Goodison Park roar propel Everton and Lampard to safety? We’ll know in a couple of hours. Team news and more coming up.

Kick-off: 4.30pm




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