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Dwight McNeil’s goal after 35 seconds was enough to earn Everton a priceless victory over Brentford to move out of the Premier League relegation places.
The Toffees started the day in 18th place but capitalised on teams around them failing to win, leaping two points and three places above the drop zone.
McNeil’s delightful strike with the first attack of the game gave the hosts the perfect start, rasping a finish across goal which nestled into the far corner.
Buoyed by a vocal crowd, the home side were swarming all over the Bees and created much the better chances with Demarai Gray seeing a second goal ruled out for handball by VAR.
Brentford looked to salvage something from the game but were not at their best, Ethan Pinnock having a header cleared off the line by McNeil and Kevin Schade heading wide at the far post as their 12-match unbeaten run ended.
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Everton
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Squad number1Player namePickford
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Squad number23Player nameColeman
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Squad number5Player nameKeane
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Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
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Squad number22Player nameGodfrey
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Squad number17Player nameIwobi
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Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
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Squad number27Player nameGueye
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Squad number8Player nameOnana
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Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
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Squad number11Player nameGray
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Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
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Squad number20Player nameMaupay
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Squad number26Player nameDavies
Brentford
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Squad number1Player nameRaya
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Squad number2Player nameHickey
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Squad number5Player namePinnock
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Squad number16Player nameMee
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Squad number3Player nameHenry
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number8Player nameJensen
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Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number24Player nameDamsgaard
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Squad number9Player nameSchade
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Squad number10Player nameDasilva
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Squad number11Player nameWissa
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Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
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Squad number15Player nameOnyeka
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Pickford
- 23ColemanBooked at 61mins
- 5Keane
- 2Tarkowski
- 22Godfrey
- 17IwobiSubstituted forMykolenkoat 90+2′minutes
- 16DoucouréBooked at 71mins
- 27Gueye
- 8OnanaSubstituted forDaviesat 80′minutes
- 7McNeil
- 11GraySubstituted forMaupayat 86′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Holgate
- 13Mina
- 15Begovic
- 19Mykolenko
- 20Maupay
- 26Davies
- 30Coady
- 37Garner
- 50Simms
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Raya
- 2HickeySubstituted forWissaat 74′minutes
- 5Pinnock
- 16Mee
- 3HenrySubstituted forGhoddosat 87′minutes
- 27Janelt
- 6NørgaardBooked at 45minsSubstituted forOnyekaat 74′minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forSchadeat 62′minutes
- 19Mbeumo
- 17Toney
- 24DamsgaardSubstituted forDasilvaat 62′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Schade
- 10Dasilva
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 15Onyeka
- 18Jansson
- 20Ajer
- 26Baptiste
- 34Cox
Live Text
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Match ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
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Second Half ends, Everton 1, Brentford 0.
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Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
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Séamus Coleman (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. David Raya (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Vitaliy Mykolenko.
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Substitution, Everton. Vitaliy Mykolenko replaces Alex Iwobi.
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Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
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Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Offside, Brentford. Ivan Toney tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
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Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
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Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Rico Henry.
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Substitution, Everton. Neal Maupay replaces Demarai Gray.
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Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
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Tom Davies (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Everton. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Abdoulaye Doucouré is caught offside.
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Foul by Josh Dasilva (Brentford).
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