Everton vs Brentford live: Premier League teams confirmed

Ninth-placed Everton are aiming for back-to-back wins when Brentford are their visitors in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Toffees ended a two-game losing run by drawing 0-0 at Burnley on December 27 and winning 2-0 at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Brentford are a point behind their opponents and are unbeaten in four league matches, following a back-to-back victory with a 0-0 home draw against Tottenham on Thursday.

101GreatGoals.com has full Everton vs Brentford Premier League team news, including details on how to watch the action.

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Everton starting XI against Brentford

On-loan Manchester City playmaker Jack Grealish returns to Everton’s starting line-up after recovering from illness, while Michael Keane is back from injury in defense.

Nathan Patterson and Merlin Rohl retire. Defenders Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite and midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are suffering from hamstring injuries and midfielder Charly Alcaraz has an unspecified problem.

Senegal midfielders Igrissa Gueye and Allen are here for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Everton starting XI: Jordan Pickford, Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Vitalii Mykolenko, Tyler Dibling, Tim Iroegbunam, Dwight McNeil, James Garner, Jack Grealish, Thierno Barry

Everton substitutes: Mark Travers, Nathan Patterson, Beto, Tom King, Merlin Rohl, Adam Aznou, Harrison Armstrong, Reece Welch, Elijah Campbell

Brentford starting XI against Everton

Brentford bring in Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard for Rico Henry, Jordan Henderson and Keane Lewis-Potter.

Midfielders Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva are suffering from long-term knee injuries.

Nigerian midfielder Frank Onyeka and Burkina Faso striker Dango Ouattara are part of their countries’ squads for the AFCON.

Brentford starting eleven: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mikkel Damsgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago

Brentford substitutes: Hakon Valdimarsson, Rico Henry, Sepp van den Berg, Ethan Pinnock, Jordan Henderson, Reiss Nelson, Keane Lewis-Potter, Myles Peart-Harris, Romelle Donovan

How to watch Brentford vs Everton: live stream online, TV channel

Kick-off on Sunday will be at 3:00 p.m. GMT (12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is shown on Sky Sports Golf.

Via Now the TVSky Sports costs £14.99 for a one-day subscription, £28 per month for a 12-month subscription or £34.99 per month without a contract.

Sky Sports subscriptions include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live broadcasts and a dedicated channel.

Streaming is available on a wide variety of devices via the Sky GO app.

Everton vs Brentford Stats

• Everton boss David Moyes has lost five of his seven Premier League matches against Brentford, apart from his last two meetings with the Bees (4-2 with West Ham in February 2024, 1-1 with Everton in February 2025).
• Their average of 3.1 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season is the lowest ever recorded in a single campaign (since 1997/98).
• After failing to score any of his first 15 shots in the Premier League this season, Thierno Barry has now scored with two of his last three attempts for Everton.
• After losing their first two Premier League matches against Brentford in 2021/22, Everton are now unbeaten in their last six matches against them (W3 D3).
• Since a victory against Southampton in 2017, Everton have lost their first league match in seven of the last eight calendar years (D1)
• They have alternated victory (3) and defeat (3) in their last six Premier League home games, losing 1-0 to Arsenal last time out. They haven’t lost consecutive home games since December/January last season.
• Only Arsenal’s David Raya (9) has kept more clean sheets than Everton’s Jordan Pickford (8) among Premier League goalkeepers this season, with each of the Toffees’ last five league victories coming in draws.
• Brentford’s Igor Thiago has scored in each of his first three away games in all competitions this season, but has since scored just twice in his last seven appearances on the road.
• They scored three goals in their first Premier League away game against Everton (3-2 win in May 2022), but have since failed to score in each of their following three visits (D1 L2).
• Only bottom-flight Wolves have lost more away games in the Premier League than Brentford in the Premier League this season. The Bees’ seven away defeats so far are one fewer than they have lost away from home in the entire 2024/25 season.

Premier League schedule and results this weekend

Matches start at 3:00 p.m. GMT / 7:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. PT unless otherwise noted.

Saturday January 3

Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Burnley

Wolves 3-0 West Ham

Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal

Sunday January 4

Leeds v Man United (12:30 p.m.)

Everton v Brentford

Fulham vs Liverpool

Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

Tottenham v Sunderland

Manchester City v Chelsea (5:30 p.m.)