Everton vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and ...

Goodison Park, the home of Everton (Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Everton face Brentford 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:

Everton FC - Brentford FC

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EVERTON XI (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Ashley Young, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko; Idrissa Gueye, Abdoulaye Doucoure; Jesper Lindstrom, Dwight McNeil, Iliman Ndiaye; Dominic Calvert-Lewin

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Despite a good start to the season, Brentford have toiled on the road so far, with five away defeats and all of their 16 points in the league coming at home. They held on for a crucial 3-2 victory over Bournemouth before the international break and sit 11th, just two points off a possible European place. Thomas Frank's men will hope to avoid losing their first six away league matches of the campaign, something which has only ever occured to them in 1924 and 1961.

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Everton have suffered just one defeat in their last seven games but also only have two wins to show from it, meaning they sit 16th and just three points above the relegation zone. 10 points from a possible 33 has increased the pressure on manager Sean Dyche and with a tricky run of games ahead, a win today would be a vital one and a real boost to their survival chances. They have only lost two of their last 10 matches at home and victory would see them leapfrog West Ham into 14th in the table.

14:30

Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League clash between Everton and Brentford at Goodison Park!

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Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…