Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure in contention to end long spell on the sidelines; Yoane Wissa and Mathias Jensen fit again for Brentford; watch Brentford vs Everton live on Super Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm; kick-off 2pm.
Sunday 28 November 2021 16:57, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Brentford vs Everton in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.
Yoane Wissa and Mathias Jensen will return to the Brentford squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Everton.
Jensen missed last week's 3-3 draw at Newcastle due to being quarantined after contracting Covid, while Wissa has spent over a month out with an ankle problem.
However, Bees boss Thomas Frank revealed defender Matthias Jorgensen is likely to be sidelined once again with an unspecified leg injury.
Brentford provisional squad: Fernandez, Henry, Pinnock, Jansson, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbuemo, Janelt, Canos, Toney, Cox, Thompson, Goode, Roerslev, Stevens, Onyeka, Bidstrup, Forss, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Wissa.
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure could make his comeback from a broken metatarsal that has sidelined him for a month.
Forward Demarai Gray has made a quicker-than-expected return from a groin issue sustained last weekend but this game may come too soon for him.
Defender Mason Holgate and Richarlison are both suspended while centre-back Yerry Mina (hamstring), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh), Andre Gomes (calf) and Tom Davies (knee) are all absent.
Everton provisional squad: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Godfrey, Digne, Allan, Doucoure, Townsend, Delph, Iwobi, Rondon, Begovic, Kenny, Branthwaite, Gbamin, Onyango, Tosun, Gordon, Simms, Welch, Dobbin.
Watch Brentford vs Everton live on Super Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm; kick-off 2pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
The reality that Everton are outsiders for this encounter perfectly emphasises just where both these clubs are at. Brentford are 6/5 with Sky Bet for the win while injury-ravaged Everton are 12/5. Prices like that suggest that the market is expecting Brentford to finish above Everton this season - and it's hard to argue with that.
Everton have no wins from their last six Premier League games (D2 L4) and are bottom of last-six match form guide. They will head to west London with no Abdoulaye Doucoure, Demarai Gray, Richarlison or Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Since the start of last season, only 21 of their 63 Premier League goals have been neither scored nor assisted by one of those four - that's over 66 per cent of their total goal involvements missing for this game. Where are the goals going to come from? An Andros Townsend stunner, perhaps. That's all I've got.
Brentford have lost four of their last five, but their performance data remains strong - especially in the attacking metrics. In that period, only Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City have amassed a bigger total expected goals for figure than Brentford (7.67). Although they will yet again miss the influence of goalkeeper David Raya, their extra firepower in the final third makes a home win easy to fancy.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0
Peter Smith is joined by Sky Sports pundit Alan Smith, and football journalist Simeon Gholam to look ahead to the Premier League weekend.
PART 1 | Alan Smith discusses Ralf Rangnick's appointment as Man Utd interim boss, what he will bring to the club, and how he could help their young players kick on. Is he paving the way for Mauricio Pochettino? Alan assesses Rangnick's consultancy role, which is planned to start next summer, too.
PART 2 | Simeon Gholam breaks down Brighton's mixed start to the campaign and what they need to do to get back to winning ways against Leeds.
PART 3 | Simeon - our EFL Editor - also looks at newly-promoted Brentford, who have also had a good start followed by a frustrating period, ahead of their Super Sunday clash with Everton.
