Everton vs Brentford

If you haven't heard, Everton are in another relegation battle, with exactly the same number of points as last season with a dozen games left to play.

Mykolenko is back after illness while Nathan Patterson is also being “assessed” after completing 90 minutes for the under-21s early in the week. Most likely he’ll be on the bench and then used in case of emergency. It’s been clear since the summer that our fate seems to rest with the availability of DCL – and that’s never been truer than it is now.

Dwight McNeil's goal after 35 seconds earns Everton a priceless victory over Brentford and moves them out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Josh Dasilva (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. - Away12 - Shots - 27Gueye - 22Godfrey - 2Tarkowski - 5Keane - 1Pickford Now in the dressing room we have to make sure we are so determined and willing to bounce back on Wednesday [against Southampton]". You have to find ways of winning Premier League matches." "The win was satisfying for different reasons," said Dyche. "There is no lack of effort since I have been here and the crowd play a massive part for us in the end.

Live team news, line-ups, TV channel, commentary stream, latest score and goals from Goodison Park as Everton face Brentford in the Premier League.

Brentford are getting more top and the Blues are struggling to keep hold of the ball. The corner comes in and Mee's header is cleared off the line by McNeil. Raya comes up for a corner and manages to head wide. First half we played well with the ball, we asked questions of the opposition, and second half we ground it out. "That's a part of the shift in mentality. It echoed for an eternity and maybe, just maybe, the players were held back for an extra second or two so the piercing tone could have maximum impact. But as the rain fell and the coldness crept into nearly 40,000 desperate bones and the siren turned into Z-Cars and Seamus Coleman emerged, training top draped over a young mascot’s shoulders, the Grand Old Lady erupted. The siren set the tempo. "Then second half, they're a good side, they came out at us, we didn't deal with it as well and gave the ball away far too many times. Having missed out on a crucial three points at Nottingham Forest last weekend, Sean Dyche's side will be eager to make the most of another outing at home. They're delivering the physical side to make sure we do the hard yards and first half, I thought we were good with the ball. We will also be keeping you across all the latest as the fallout continues after Gary Lineker was told by the BBC to step back from presenting Match of the Day.

Get a report of the Everton vs. Brentford 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

There are no mugs in the Premier League nowadays and we've delivered a performance that could get us the three points." And then in the second half they came at us. [Jordan Pickford](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159443/Jordan-Pickford) denied [Rico Henry](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/206761/Rico-Henry) with an excellent save minutes into the second half in a match in which Everton's back line did brilliantly to deny Brentford's prolific target man [Ivan Toney](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/180639/Ivan-Toney) the time and space to operate. [Michael Keane](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/4946/Michael-Keane) missed with a header from an Everton free kick in the 15th minute and [Amadou Onana](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/304799/Amadou-Onana) blazed wide with the goal at his mercy five minutes later, after Brentford goalkeeper [David Raya](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196176/David-Raya) parried [Alex Iwobi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175063/Alex-Iwobi)'s cross into his path. [Demarai Gray](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194403/Demarai-Gray), who shot straight at Raya when put clean through by [Idrissa Gueye](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/144517/Idrissa-Gueye) just after the half-hour mark, bundled home minutes before halftime but the video assistant referee ruled the goal out for handball. [Dwight McNeil](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/273495/Dwight-McNeil) earned [Everton](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198940/Everton) a precious 1-0 win over [Brentford](/soccer/team?id=337) at Goodison Park that dragged Sean Dyche's struggling side out of the [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) relegation zone on Saturday.

Everton manager Sean Dyche named an unnamed side for the visit of Brentford, keeping faith with the same XI which drew at Nottingham Forest last weekend. Winger ...

They thought they had a second just before the break when Pinnock's clearance hit Gray before bouncing over the line, but VAR judged it to have brushed his arm on the way in. It's a big three points for Everton as it sees them move out of the relegation zone and up the 15th. Everton vs Brentford

Get a report of the Everton vs. Brentford 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

There are no mugs in the Premier League nowadays and we've delivered a performance that could get us the three points." And then in the second half they came at us. [Jordan Pickford](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159443/Jordan-Pickford) denied [Rico Henry](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/206761/Rico-Henry) with an excellent save minutes into the second half in a match in which Everton's back line did brilliantly to deny Brentford's prolific target man [Ivan Toney](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/180639/Ivan-Toney) the time and space to operate. [Michael Keane](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/4946/Michael-Keane) missed with a header from an Everton free kick in the 15th minute and [Amadou Onana](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/304799/Amadou-Onana) blazed wide with the goal at his mercy five minutes later, after Brentford goalkeeper [David Raya](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196176/David-Raya) parried [Alex Iwobi](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175063/Alex-Iwobi)'s cross into his path. [Demarai Gray](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194403/Demarai-Gray), who shot straight at Raya when put clean through by [Idrissa Gueye](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/144517/Idrissa-Gueye) just after the half-hour mark, bundled home minutes before halftime but the video assistant referee ruled the goal out for handball. [Dwight McNeil](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/273495/Dwight-McNeil) earned [Everton](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198940/Everton) a precious 1-0 win over [Brentford](/football/team?id=337) at Goodison Park that dragged Sean Dyche's struggling side out of the [Premier League](/football/league/_/name/ENG.1) relegation zone on Saturday.

Everton fans were made to endure 89 minutes of their side defending a 1-0 lead after Dwight McNeil's first-minute strike.

Given Dwight McNeil’s decisive goal came after 35 seconds – the quickest winner in Everton’s history – endurance levels were stretched further this time, each passage of play taking supporters on a whistle-stop tour of every conceivable football emotion. Given the limits of his squad, Dyche’s ability to eke out such victories validates his appointment. Dyche suggested during the week that a 1-0 is the result manager’s love most.