Match summary
Everton saw off Brentford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Idrissa Gueye put Everton ahead from a corner in the 60th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Everton created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Brentford 0.96 from 10.
Before kick-off
Everton win
34%
Avg odds 2.84
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.42
Brentford win
38%
Avg odds 2.49
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.