Follow live coverage as Brentford face Everton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford FC 0 - 0 Everton FC
Brentford vs Everton
20:04A long ball forward finds Mykolenko inside the penalty area, who has the space to pick out a team-mate, but the defender's first-time pass fails to find a blue shirt and Brentford clear their lines.
Brentford vs Everton
20:01Everton having their best spell of the game inside the Brentford half, but the Toffees are struggling to create a clear cut chance.
Brentford vs Everton
19:59Patient build-up play from Everton ends with a half-chance for Beto, but it was a difficult chance for the striker with the ball slightly behind him and Flekken wasn't required to make a save.
Brentford vs Everton
19:57Alcaraz launches an Everton counter-attack, but the visitors can't make the most of a promising sitatuion and Lindstrom's cross into the penalty area is overhit and goes out for a goal-kick.
Brentford vs Everton
19:55Ajer thinks he has won a corner, but the assistant referee gives a goal-kick as the ball was adjudged to have gone out of play.
Brentford vs Everton
19:53After a spell of Brentford pressure, Everton manage to get their foot back on the ball before the hosts win a free-kick inside their own half.
Brentford vs Everton
19:51A chance for Ajer inside the penalty area, but the defender doesn't manage to direct his header towards goal and the ball bounces wide for a goal-kick.
Brentford vs Everton
19:50A first opportunity for Wissa in-front of goal with a free header at the back post, but his tame effort is comfortably collected by Pickford.
Brentford vs Everton
19:49Mbeumo threatens to cut inside on his left boot and shoot on goal, but the winger advances into the penalty area and Everton are able to block the cross.
Brentford vs Everton
19:46Brentford win a succession of corners, but Everton are able to clear their lines on both occassions before Tarkowski blocks an effort from Damsgaard.
Brentford vs Everton
19:44Both of these sides have enjoyed spells of possession in the opening exchanges, but neither has taken control of the match yet and both goalkeepers haven't been tested so far.
Brentford vs Everton
19:42An excellent run from Schade sees the German dribble his way into the penalty area, but the winger's final pass can't find Wissa.
Brentford vs Everton
19:40The absence of Abdoulaye Doucoure is a big blow to Everton tonight. Since the beginning of the 2022/23 season, the Toffees have won just one of their 22 Premier League matches in which he didn't feature, posting a win percentage of just 4.5%, compared to 33.8% with him.
Brentford vs Everton
19:38A promising Everton attack ends with a strike from Gueye flying high over Flekken's crossbar.
Brentford vs Everton
19:37Damsgaard looks for Mbeumo running in-behind the Everton defence, but Pickford is alert to the situation and comes to the edge of his penalty area to gather the ball.
Brentford vs Everton
19:34It was a 0-0 draw when the sides met earlier in the season at Goodison Park. Christian Norgaard was sent off that day for the Bees. Will either of these sides be able to claim all three points here?
Brentford vs Everton
19:33Lewis-Potter fancies a long-range effort inside the opening minute of this match, and it goes only a foot wide of the post. A positive start from the hosts.
Brentford vs Everton
19:32Brentford get the game started at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford vs Everton
19:29The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just moments away.
Brentford vs Everton
19:24Everton also make just the one change from their last Premier League outing. Abdoulaye Doucoure is not in the matchday squad due to his wife having a baby, so Alcaraz starts in midfield. Vitalii Mykolenko makes his 100th Premier League appearance becoming only the second Ukrainian to hit this milestone in the competition after Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Brentford vs Everton
19:24EVERTON SUBS: Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, Joao Virginia, Youssef Chermiti, Ashley Young, Asmir Begovic, Tim Iroegbunam, Martin Sherif, Isaac Heath.
Brentford vs Everton
19:24EVERTON LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Vitalii Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Jake O'Brien; Idrissa Gueye, James Garner; Jack Harrison, Carlos Alcaraz, Jesper Lindstrom; Beto.
Brentford vs Everton
19:19Thomas Frank is forced into one change from the side that beat Leicester City 4-0. Brentford captain Christian Norgaard suffered a concussion during that game with the Foxes and therefore misses out here. Yarmoliuk takes his place in the midfield. Mbeumo is making his 125th Premier League appearance for Brentford, becoming the third player to reach this milestone for the Bees after Janelt and Wissa.
Brentford vs Everton
19:14BRENTFORD SUBS: Hakon Valdimarsson, Fabio Carvalho, Ben Mee, Yunus Konak, Paris Maghoma, Michael Kayode, Kim Ji-Soo, Iwan Morgan, Benjamin Arthur.
Brentford vs Everton
19:14BRENTFORD LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Mark Flekken; Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Pinnock, Nathan Collins, Kristoffer Ajer; Vitaly Janelt, Yehor Yarmoliuk; Kevin Schade, Mikkel Damsgaard, Bryan Mbeumo; Yoane Wissa.
Brentford vs Everton
19:14Everton travel to London as one of the Premier League’s in-form sides following a run of just one defeat in seven league matches since David Moyes returned to Goodison Park. The Toffees though will have been disappointed at letting a two-goal lead slip against Manchester United last time out, although that point means they now sit 14 points clear of the relegation zone. Everton are therefore only looking up the table now with a comfortable mid-table position in sight, and they will be hoping to replicate last season’s trip to Brentford, when the Toffees recorded an impressive 3-1 win.
Brentford vs Everton
19:08Three wins from their past four Premier League matches has put Brentford back in the race for a top eight finish. The Bees sit just six points below 8th placed Brighton after their latest victory at Leicester. The Bees though return to West London having not won at the Gtech Community Stadium in their past six outings, with their last victory at home coming against Newcastle in early December. That winless streak could extend further as they have failed to beat Everton in their last five meetings, and they are the only side in the Premier League yet to keep a clean sheet at home.
Brentford vs Everton
19:03Hello and welcome to this live text commentary of Brentford against Everton in the Premier League.
Brentford vs Everton
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