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Everton vs Brentford: Match Preview
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21/11/2024
George Priestman of Liverpool World previews the Everton vs Brentford Premier League clash live from Finch Farm.
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This is George Priest from Fort Liverpool World reporting after John Dyches has spoken
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to the media, which is us, ahead of the home game against Brentford this weekend at Goodison
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Park.
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Evans' form has been mixed across the last six or seven games. They drew Neil Neil with
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West Ham before the international break, but they did lose to Southampton before that,
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which ended a five-game unbeaten run, so they'll be hoping to get back to winning ways or at
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least get a point on the board ahead of a very tough run of games in December.
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Starting off with team news, he confirmed that Dwight McNeil has been positive in training
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across the last week. He's trained really well and he's looking sharp ahead of the weekend
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and he should return to the side, which is a huge boost for Everton, given that he has
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been arguably their best player this season.
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Of course, the name that fans all want to hear about is Jared Van Dijk, whether he will
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be available. From what Dyches said, he said that he trained well today and that he's feeling
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positive ahead of the weekend. And he did talk about the fact that he is such a key
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player and has outstanding qualities. And of course, Everton's win percentage with him
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in the side compared to without him in the side is hugely different. So they'll be hoping
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that he can start this weekend as he is one of their, if not best players in their team.
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Of course, there are plenty of absentees for the weekend. They include James Garner, Tim
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Iribudenu, Yusuf Schimitty, Seamus Coleman once again, and Armando Brugge. But he did
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confirm that Brugge is close to returning to action. He has been training across the
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last week because it has been international break, but they're looking for him to get
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minutes in the under-21s when and if he can do.
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There's a game on Monday night, which you can see him featuring that. So it's all about
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him getting minutes before he can be added into that matchday squad and actually affect
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games off the bench.
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One thing that was important from the press conference was that Dyches asked about the
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upcoming transfer, whether Everton will have any scope to bring players in. Of course,
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he spoke about the idea of their squad being a little bit light. So when they do have a
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few injuries, it looks even lighter. When everyone is fit, there is a fairly strong
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squad there overall. They have players across multiple positions. But there is an issue
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that there is a lack of quality, especially at the top end of the pitch. And with the
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frequent goop takeovers still up in the air waiting for Premier League approval, if that
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can be confirmed before the January window, then we might be able to see some sort of
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business done, which Dyches did reflect on as well. He said if they come in, then things
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could change. But as for now, they're acting sensibly in terms of their financial state.
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Will Beto start over Dominic Cavallone?
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Beto has been limited to only a handful of substitute appearances and no starts so far.
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He was really strong off the bench against Southampton, running players ragged, nearly
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causing a red card. He's shown to be a lively figure off the bench. He even got the equaliser
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against Fulham, of course. But his minutes have been really limited and fans do want
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to see him start. And Dyches confirmed that he's still someone who is very much learning
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how to work within the Premier League in terms of his all-round game. And I think that is
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something that rings true. He was someone who was playing at a low level four or five
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years ago, very low level compared to what he is now. And he's a big step up, but he
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has great physical qualities and he's shown that he's very hungry to impress. And off
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the bench might be the best option for now. And clearly, Dyches agrees with that as well.
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He did claim that he's someone who struggled against West Ham off the bench, but he played
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really well against Southampton. So there's that consistency issue there. So I think that's
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what we're going to see. For the foreseeable future at least, Beto will probably have to
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settle for coming off the bench rather than starting, even though fans are crying out
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to see a change.
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In terms of their opposition this weekend, they actually did the double over them last
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year. They produced two fine victories. And with Thomas Frank's side being involved in
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a lot of high-scoring games where they've actually conceded 10 goals across those five
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games, an average of two a game is very high. And over the course of that isn't very sustainable
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over the course of a long period. So it makes sense that there will be chances for Everton
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this weekend. They have plenty of doubts as well. Brentford next to the likes of Brian
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Mbrembo, Johan Wisse, Ethan Pinnock. These are key players who might not be available.
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They've been injured across the international break. So it remains to be seen whether they'll
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actually be able to start. If they aren't available, Everton will definitely fancy their
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chances of getting back to winning ways in front of the goodest and faithful.
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