Brentford meet Everton in a mid-table Premier League contest at Gtech Community Stadium.
Victory will see 11th-placed Brentford move to within two points of the top ten, whilst Everton can go 13th with a win if Tottenham lose elsewhere.
Team News
Christian Norgaard is ruled out for Brentford after he suffered a concussion in their 4-0 win at Leicester.
Mathias Jensen (adductor), Sepp van den Berg, Josh Dasilva (both knee), Gustavo Nunes (back), Igor Thiago (joint), Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey (both hamstring) remain sidelined.
Everton will expect to have Jesper Lindstrøm available after he was substituted in their 2-2 draw against Manchester United, having suffered from flu in the build-up.
Nathan Patterson (hamstring) and Youssef Chermiti (thigh) could return but Armando Broja (leg), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring), Seamus Coleman (calf), Iliman Ndiaye, Dwight McNeil (both knee) and Orel Mangala (ACL) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Brentford host Everton at Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday 26 February at 7:30pm GMT, live on TNT Sports 5 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Brentford are winless in their last five league meetings against Everton (D2, L3).
- Everton are unbeaten in two of their three previous Premier League visits to Brentford (W1, D1, L1).
- Brentford have scored one goal in each of their three previous Premier League home clashes against Everton.
- Thomas Frank’s Bees have lost both of their last two home matches by 2-0 results against Liverpool and Tottenham respectively.
- Everton have won one of their four league visits to London-based opposition this season (W1, D2, L1).
Prediction
Having battered Leicester in a clinically dominant display amidst some solid defending when the Foxes counter-attacked, Brentford just need to continue playing with the same intensity but more consistently if want a late push for a top-ten finish if not European qualification.
Everton meanwhile were absolutely excellent against Man Utd for the first 70 minutes but once Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back, they seemed to switch off defensively which cost them what could of been a well-executed victory but they’re undoubtedly on the right track with more attacking bite to their game.
I am therefore expecting a competitively open game between these two sides but if Brentford can continue to be clinical, I fancy them to nick this.
Prediction: Brentford 2-1 Everton
Result: Brentford 1-1 Everton