Everton reacted and escaped relegation with their first victory

at Everton Sean Dyche They flirted with relegation again after a poor start to the Premier League with just one draw in five games, but today they achieved their first win against Brentford (1-3) and jumped from penultimate to 15th place in standing.

Everton came out like a motorcycle and in the 6th minute they went ahead with a great goal from Abdoulaye Doucouré. James Tarkowski He dropped a long ball with his head and the Malian playmaker nailed the ball into the net with a stunning early dribble shot from mid-height.

There was only one team on the field at half-time against Brentford’s ineffective dominance. Everton, with a direct game, had three clear chances in a row to increase their lead on the scoreboard.

Dwight McNeil crossed too far in front of the goal (14′), Vitaliy Mykolenko met with Mark Flecken after some time (20′) and Doucouré He was even closer to 0-2 after controlling the ball between two center-backs and hitting the crossbar (26′).

He who forgives pays

Everton forgave and briefly paid for it immediately as Brentford tied. Vitaly Janelt attend the gap Mathias Jensen, with time to control and defeat Jordan Pickford with a powerful cross shot (27′).

The game was even in terms of chances from then until the break. Brentford continued to carry the brunt of the match but Everton were lethal with every attack, such as in the 35th minute, when Beto received a deep ball from Idrissa Gueye and pressed exit Fleck, but the ball missed him by millimeters.

Brentford also got a goal before the break (41′) with a pass to the far post from Bryan Mbeumo which Keane Lewis-Potter failed to push into the net a meter from goal.

Everton, deadly in the second half

In the second half, the game was evenly matched until Everton again got fuel from one of their favorite sources, set pieces. McNeil he took a corner at the far post and Tarkowski He imposed his height to make it 1-2 (62′). The captain is decisive and also in attack with a goal and an assist.

The final touch came shortly. James Garner stole the ball from Nathan Collins in a dangerous place and gave a big help that left a single player Dominic Calvert-Lewinwhich was just defined then Freckles (70′) and scored his first goal of the season.

Brentford were powerless to react despite trying to get into the game and ended up suffering their second successive defeat. Fourth winless day for the ‘bees’, who have just one victory to their credit.

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EVERTON

Brentford: Flecken; Roerslev (Ajer, 61′), Nathan Collins, Pinnock, Hickey (Ghoddos, 73′); Janelt (Onyeka, 62′), Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Wissa, Lewis-Potter (Olakigbe, 89′)
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Everton: Pickford; Ashley Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Onana (Danjuma, 77′), McNeil; Abdoulaye Doucouré; Beto (Calvert-Lewin, 63′)

Goals: 0-1 Abdoulaye Doucouré (6′), 1-1 Jensen (28′), 1-2 Tarkowski (67′), 1-3 Calvert-Lewin (71′)

Referee: Michael Oliver. Yellows for Ashley Young (1′), Mbeumo (77′), Ghoddos (82′), Branthwaite (91′)

Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
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