Brentford – Everton

Brentford inflict first defeat on Everton in last seven rounds

Brentford are in their fourth season in the Premier League and seventh under Thomas Frank. It was this coach who transformed the Bees from a perennially promotion-seeking Championship side to a stable mid-table side in the elite division. In the current season, the London club shows progress compared to the previous championship, according to the results of which he took sixteenth place. Now Brentford is in eleventh place, for four months, losing only to opponents from the upper half of the standings. Everton does not belong to such. Liverpool team has traditionally badly started the season and long located near the departure zone. Now the club, which has not been out of the English elite since the 50s of the last century, has stabilised the situation and secured an impressive distance from the "red" zone. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.02 on their victory. Brentford will go into the match with the Toffees after two consecutive away wins. In the second half of February, the "Bees" successfully travelled to West Ham United and Leicester, scoring them a total of five unanswered goals. Since the beginning of the year, the team has lost only three meetings of the championship out of eight, opponents in which were Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal. Of course, Everton even in good form can not be classed with such company. In the first game of the season between the rivals at the end of November last year, a 0-0 draw was recorded. From the 41st minute of that match, playing away, Brentford played in the minority after the removal of Nurgor. Everton in 2025 have gained good momentum, but the last round ended for the Blues with a disappointing result. They beat Manchester United 2-0 until the 72nd minute of the game, but eventually settled for just a draw. In the last six rounds of the championship Everton won four times and drew twice, but from the top half of the standings during this period the club faced only Brighton and Liverpool. In addition, three weeks ago Everton crashed out of the FA Cup following a home meeting with Bournemouth. In general, and in the championship, the winless streak of six matches looks too long for the Toffees.