Overview
- Kick-off is 3pm GMT at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with U.S. streaming on Peacock and live TV in the UK on Sky Sports.
- Only one point separates the teams at the midseason mark, with Everton eighth on 28 points and Brentford one place back.
- Everton remain without Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye for AFCON and are missing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jarrad Branthwaite, Carlos Alcaraz and Seamus Coleman through injury, while Jack Grealish has returned to training and Michael Keane could feature.
- Brentford travel without Frank Onyeka and Dango Ouattara for AFCON and long-term absentees Josh Dasilva, Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo, after a 0-0 draw with Spurs and with just eight goals in nine away league games reported this season.
- Sky Bet prices list Everton 5-4, Brentford 23-10 and the draw 2-1, with Racing Post tipping under 1.5 goals and Yahoo predicting a 2-1 Everton win.