PREVIEW | Everton vs Brentford - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2 January 2026

PREVIEW | Everton vs Brentford - team news, lineups, predictions

Everton and Brentford face off this Sunday at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on Sky Sports Premier League.

Everton have picked up 28 points and currently lie in 8th position. In their last fixture, David Moyes's team won 0-2 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

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Brentford have won 27 points to date and are placed in 9th position. In their last fixture, Keith Andrews's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Tottenham (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Nathan Patterson, Jake OBrien, James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Tyler Dibling, Merlin Rohl, Dwight McNeil, Thierno Barry

Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer, Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade

Unavailable

Everton

Seamus Coleman - Hamstring Injury
Iliman Ndiaye - Called Up To National Team
Jarrad Branthwaite - Hamstring Injury
Gana Gueye - Called Up To National Team
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - Injury

Brentford

Fábio Carvalho - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Antoni Milambo - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Frank Onyeka - Called Up To National Team
Dango Ouattara - Called Up To National Team
Josh Dasilva - Injury

Last starting XIs

Everton ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-12-30): Jordan Pickford, Nathan Patterson, Jake OBrien, James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Tim Iroegbunam, Tyler Dibling, Merlin Rohl, Dwight McNeil, Thierno Barry

Brentford ( vs Tottenham 2026-01-01): Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Vitaly Janelt, Jordan Henderson, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago, Kevin Schade

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

David Moyes has faced Brentford on 11 occasions, recording three wins, three draws, and five losses.

TEAMS

Away from home, Brentford currently has one win in the last six games.
Brentford currently has one loss in the last five games.
Brentford comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Everton comes from two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Everton and Brentford have faced each other 26 times, with Everton having an advantage: 11 wins, against nine victories for Brentford.
At Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton has an advantage in the duels against Brentford: nine wins in 13 games. Brentford has three victories.
In the English League, there have been 18 matches between the two teams, with six wins for Everton, five draws and seven victories for Brentford.