Everton vs Brentford: result 2-4 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 4, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
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What was the result of Everton vs Brentford?
Brentford won 2-4 on January 4, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 11′ThiagoBrentford
- 50′N. CollinsBrentford
- 51′ThiagoBrentford
- 66′BetoEverton
- 88′ThiagoBrentford
- 90′T. BarryEverton
Official lineup for Everton vs Brentford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Everton
4-2-3-1- 11T. Barry
- 18J. Grealish
- 7D. McNeil
- 20T. Dibling
- 37J. Garner
- 42T. Iroegbunam
- 16V. Mykolenko
- 5M. Keane
- 6J. Tarkowski
- 15J. O'Brien
- 1J. Pickford
Brentford
4-2-3-1- 9Thiago
- 7K. Schade
- 24M. Damsgaard
- 8M. Jensen
- 27V. Janelt
- 18Y. Yarmolyuk
- 2A. Hickey
- 22N. Collins
- 20K. Ajer
- 33M. Kayode
- 1C. Kelleher
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Everton have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Brentford have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Burnley(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Arsenal(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Chelsea(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | Tottenham(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Bournemouth(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Wolves(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Manchester City(away) | 0-2 | League Cup |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Leeds(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Everton wins, 3 draws, 0 Brentford wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 | Brentford 1-1 Everton | Premier League |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Everton 0-0 Brentford | Premier League |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Everton 1-0 Brentford | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Brentford 1-3 Everton | Premier League |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Everton 1-0 Brentford | Premier League |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Brentford 1-1 Everton | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Everton score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Brentford score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Brentford | 1.6 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Everton sit 5th in Premier League (10 points from 6 matches) and Brentford sit 4th (10 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy