Everton vs Brentford

Everton vs Brentford Match Commentary

1. 90+5' Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
2. 90+2' That's the end of the game for Igor Thiago, who is replaced by Myles Peart-Harris (Brentford).
3. 90+1' Goal · 2–4 It's a goal! Thierno Barry (Everton) scores with a brilliant shot into the bottom left corner after being released inside the box by a superb lofted pass from Jack Grealish. The score is now 2:4.
4. 90' There will be a minimum of 4 min. of added time.
5. 88' Goal · 1–4 Igor Thiago (Brentford) bursts into the box after a great solo run and gets one-on-one with the keeper, who he neatly side steps and rolls the ball into an empty net. Wonderful effort!
6. 86' What a wasted chance that was! An inch-perfect cross into the box finds Michael Keane (Everton) who sends his header well wide of the right post.
7. 84' The corner from James Garner (Everton) is intercepted by Caoimhin Kelleher.
8. 84' James Garner (Everton) misses a good chance to score. An inch-perfect cross into the box finds James Garner (Everton) who rises for a header, but sends the ball well over the bar. The referee signals a corner kick to Everton.
9. 82' Beto (Everton) collects a pass, sees the keeper off his line and shoots from long range, but the effort is disappointing and goes high over the bar.
10. 82' A cross into the box from James Tarkowski (Everton) is cleared.
11. 77' Here is a change. Tim Iroegbunam is going off and David Moyes gives the last tactical orders to Harrison Armstrong (Everton).
12. 76' Here comes a substitution. Rico Henry (Brentford) is brought on as a substitute for Aaron Hickey.
13. 75' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) fails to beat the offside trap and the linesman puts his flag up.
14. 72' Everton take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
15. 72' The cross into the penalty area from Jack Grealish (Everton) needed to be more accurate in order to create a goal-scoring opportunity for his team.
16. 69' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.
17. 69' Igor Thiago (Brentford) gets on the end of a defence splitting pass inside the box and immediately directs a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Jordan Pickford makes a great save.
18. 69' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is writhing in pain and can now receive medical treatment after the referee signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
19. 66' Goal · 1–3 Goal! Jack Grealish is the provider and Beto (Everton) is the executioner, dispatching the cross into the bottom right corner from close in with his head. 1:3.
20. 64' We are about to witness a substitution. Jordan Henderson (Brentford) is replacing Mathias Jensen.
21. 64' Keith Andrews decides to make a substitution. Kevin Schade will be replaced by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
22. 63' Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) commits a rough challenge and Anthony Taylor blows his whistle for an infringement.
23. 62' The corner is swung in but Everton can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
24. 62' Caoimhin Kelleher pulls off a fantastic save! James Tarkowski (Everton) attempts to head home after a precise cross into the box. He aims his header towards the top of the net, but the effort is kept out.
25. 60' Merlin Rohl (Everton) unleashed a monstrous piledriver. He controlled a pass, glanced up at goal and shot from the edge of the box. It could have been a difficult one for the keeper, but the ball fortunately hit one of the defenders and ball bounced away.
26. 57' Merlin Rohl (Everton) sends a pass into the penalty area, but the opponent manages to cut it out.
27. 55' Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) is caught offside, but it was a really close call.
28. 54' Anthony Taylor sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!
29. 53' Hold on! There’s a VAR review to see whether there was an offside in the build up to the goal. The referee is checking now. The Brentford players aren’t happy.
30. 51' Goal · 0–3 It's in the back of the net! Superb finishing from Igor Thiago (Brentford). Kevin Schade plays a fantastic through ball and finds Igor Thiago (Brentford), who reacts quickly to get in front of the goalkeeper and fire a close-range shot into the bottom right corner. 0:3.
31. 50' Goal · 0–2 Nathan Michael Collins (Brentford) meets the corner and displays his eye for goal as he coolly plants a header from close range into the right side of the goal. The score is 0:2.
32. 50' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) will try to find the head of one of his teammates from a corner kick.
33. 49' A pass by Mathias Jensen (Brentford) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
34. 46' Here is a change after the half-time break. Dwight McNeil (Everton) is replaced by Merlin Rohl.
35. 46' There will be a change on the pitch for the second half. David Moyes probably wasn't satisfied with the performance of Tyler Dibling (Everton). He is replaced by Beto.
36. 46' The second half gets underway.
37. 45+6' The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match.
38. 45+6' Caoimhin Kelleher makes a superb save to deny a header which was nodded towards the bottom left corner by Thierno Barry (Everton).
39. 45+5' The referee blows his whistle as Kevin Schade (Brentford) was too aggressive in his challenge.
40. 45+3' Aaron Hickey (Brentford) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Anthony Taylor who sees an offensive foul.
41. 45+3' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) takes the corner but it's cleared.
42. 45+2' Jordan Pickford pulls off a great save to deny Igor Thiago (Brentford) after receiving a precise defence-splitting pass. The effort is headed for the right side of the goal, but the goalkeeper dives superbly to stop it. Definitely the best save of this match so far!
43. 45' The fourth official shows 5 min. of added time.
44. 45' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) lifts the ball into the box from the corner, but one of the defending players gets there first to head it clear.
45. 45' Kevin Schade (Brentford) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat. Brentford have been awarded a corner kick.
46. 44' Half-chance! Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) plays a pass into the box, but Jordan Pickford reacts well to snuff out the attack.
47. 44' Igor Thiago (Brentford) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.
48. 43' Kevin Schade (Brentford) latches on to a precise lofted cross inside the box, controls the ball and unleashes a fine strike towards the middle of the goal. His dangerous effort is blocked by Jordan Pickford, who makes a glorious save!
49. 40' The foul by Tyler Dibling (Everton) was seen by Anthony Taylor who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
50. 40' James Garner (Everton) swings in a promising cross from the free kick, but one of the defenders does a perfect job to avert the danger.
51. 39' Yellow card Anthony Taylor shows a yellow card to Michael Kayode (Brentford) for his blatant foul.
52. 38' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) fails to produce a decent cross from the corner kick. The ball goes well out of play. The ball goes out of play and Everton will have a goal kick.
53. 38' Kevin Schade (Brentford) collects a brilliant pass inside the box and finds himself in a goal scoring opportunity. He takes a shot, but the effort is well blocked by one of the defending players. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to Brentford.
54. 36' Igor Thiago (Brentford) commits a foul on his opponent and it looks like it should be the other way around at first glance, but the referee makes the right decision in awarding a free kick to the other team.
55. 34' Tyler Dibling (Everton) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
56. 31' Yellow card This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Yegor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) was quite harsh and Anthony Taylor didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
57. 31' The ball is laid off to Thierno Barry (Everton) on the edge of the box. He shoots through a crowd of players low towards the middle of the goal and forces Caoimhin Kelleher to make a decent save.
58. 28' James Tarkowski (Everton) is moving okay again after that injury scare.
59. 28' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) hasn't suffered any serious injury which would see him leave the pitch. He's back in the game now.
60. 27' James Tarkowski (Everton) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.
61. 27' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is asking for medical treatment after picking up an injury.
62. 26' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) times his run and jump perfectly to get on the end of the resulting corner, but the ball comes off the top of his head and goes miles over the bar.
63. 26' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) steps up to send the ball in.
64. 25' Igor Thiago (Brentford) is first to the rebound but his shot is blocked. Wow, what an escape there for the opposition. Brentford have a corner.
65. 24' A terrific attempt by Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) from the edge of the box slides just narrowly past the right post.
66. 23' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) plays in a hopeful cross, but it doesn't find its way to any of the attacking players.
67. 21' Anthony Taylor blows his whistle. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) commits a foul after dangerous play.
68. 21' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) sends in a pass which fails to reach any of his teammates.
69. 18' Everton seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
70. 11' Goal · 0–1 Igor Thiago (Brentford) gets on the end of a long pass that is slotted through the defence and easily sends the ball into the bottom left corner!
71. 6' Vitali Mykolenko (Everton) is obviously not following the Golden Rule: "Treat others as you want to be treated.“ He makes a bad challenge and leaves Anthony Taylor with no other option than to blow for a foul.
72. 5' The resulting corner from Dwight McNeil (Everton) is cleared by the defence.
73. 5' Dwight McNeil (Everton) latches on to an accurate pass on the edge of the box and unleashes a strong shot towards the right side of the goal, but his effort is denied by the well positioned keeper with a stunning save. Everton win a corner.
74. 4' Vitali Mykolenko (Everton) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it.
75. 3' Jack Grealish (Everton) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Caoimhin Kelleher, who smothers the ball.
76. 1' The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.
77. Brentford will kick the game off.
78. Anthony Taylor will supervise the game today.
79. The starting lineups for this match have been revealed.
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