Sky Sports expert predicts result of Everton clash v Brentford
Everton will face 14th-placed Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.
Ahead of the game, Sky Sports expert Lewis Jones has predicted a 2-0 defeat for the Toffees.
The Toffees are going through a wretched run of form, and they are missing a host of key players as well.
Jones is unsure how Everton will manage to find the net, and suggests that a stunner from Andros Townsend could be the only route.
“Everton have no wins from their last six Premier League games (D2 L4) and are bottom of last-six match form guide. They will head to west London with no Abdoulaye Doucoure, Demarai Gray, Richarlison or Dominic Calvert-Lewin,” wrote Jones for Sky Sports.
“Since the start of last season, only 21 of their 63 Premier League goals have been neither scored nor assisted by one of those four – that’s over 66 per cent of their total goal involvements missing for this game. Where are the goals going to come from? An Andros Townsend stunner, perhaps. That’s all I’ve got.”
Evenly matched
After a bright start to the season, Everton are falling apart after failing to win in their last six games in the Premier League.
They lost four of them, including a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City last week.
Brentford are equally struggling in the league, managing four defeats and a draw from their last five Premier League games.
With two teams running low on confidence, it’s hard to pick favourites for this one.
The Toffees are missing a host of key players, but the suspension of Richarlison – after he picked up his fifth yellow card against City – will hurt them badly.
Abdoulaye Doucoure has returned to training yesterday and he could play some part.
The likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Demarai Gray and Andre Gomes have started light training as well, and it won’t be long before they return to first-team action.
It will be a tough game for the Toffees, but given the form the home side are in, they could fancy their chances.
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