Match report

Everton Defeats Brentford 4-1 in FA Cup Thriller

Everton
Everton
4–1
FT
Brentford
Brentford
Feb 5, 2022

Everton secured a commanding 4-1 victory over Brentford in their FA Cup match, with key goals from Y. Mina, Richarlison, M. Holgate, and A. Townsend. Despite a penalty by I. Toney, Everton's strong team effort and tactical discipline proved too much for the Bees.

Key Facts

  • • Everton's Y. Mina scored in the 31st minute with an assist from D. Gray
  • • Richarlison added a second for Everton in the 48th minute, assisted by Allan
  • • I. Toney scored a penalty for Brentford in the 54th minute
  • • M. Holgate put Everton 3-1 up with a goal in the 62nd minute
  • • A. Townsend scored the fourth and final goal for Everton in the 91st minute, with an assist from A. Iwobi

Lineups

Everton

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Pickford (G)
  • 23 S. Coleman (M)
  • 22 B. Godfrey (D)
  • 5 M. Keane (D)
  • 4 M. Holgate (D)
  • 19 V. Mykolenko (M)
  • 6 Allan (M)
  • 21 André Gomes (M)
  • 11 D. Gray (F)
  • 7 Richarlison (F)
  • 24 A. Gordon (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 Y. Mina
  • 2 J. Kenny
  • 14 A. Townsend
  • 20 C. Tosun
  • 17 A. Iwobi
  • 3 N. Patterson
  • 15 A. Begović
  • 25 J. Gbamin
  • 32 J. Branthwaite

Brentford

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 David Raya (G)
  • 18 P. Jansson (D)
  • 20 K. Ajer (D)
  • 3 R. Henry (M)
  • 29 M. Sørensen (D)
  • 30 M. Rasmussen (M)
  • 6 C. Nørgaard (M)
  • 7 Sergi Canós (F)
  • 8 M. Jensen (M)
  • 27 V. Janelt (M)
  • 17 I. Toney (F)

Substitutes

  • 26 S. Baptiste
  • 14 S. Ghoddos
  • 10 J. Dasilva
  • 36 F. Stevens
  • 43 N. Young-Coombes
  • 34 D. Oyegoke
  • 40 Álvaro Fernández
  • 15 F. Onyeka
  • 49 J. Lössl

Timeline

  1. Everton
    14' Everton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Godfrey · On: Y. Mina
  2. Everton
    24' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    André Gomes

    Foul

  3. Everton
    31' Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. Mina · Assist: D. Gray
  4. Brentford
    42' Brentford Card · Yellow Card
    M. Roerslev Rasmussen

    Foul

  5. Everton
    48' Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    Richarlison · Assist: Allan
  6. Brentford
    54' Brentford Goal · Penalty
    I. Toney
  7. Brentford
    62' Brentford subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Janelt · On: S. Baptiste
  8. Everton
    62' Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Holgate
  9. Everton
    67' Everton Card · Yellow Card
    Anthony Gordon

    Foul

  10. Brentford
    72' Brentford subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Canos · On: S. Ghoddos
  11. Brentford
    72' Brentford subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Roerslev Rasmussen · On: J. Dasilva
  12. Everton
    73' Everton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: V. Mykolenko · On: Jonjoe Kenny
  13. Everton
    73' Everton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Anthony Gordon · On: A. Townsend
  14. Brentford
    83' Brentford subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Henry · On: F. Stevens
  15. Everton
    88' Everton subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Richarlison · On: C. Tosun
  16. Everton
    88' Everton subst · Substitution 5
    Off: D. Gray · On: A. Iwobi
  17. Everton
    90'+1 Everton Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Townsend · Assist: A. Iwobi

Match Stats

Stat Everton Brentford
Fouls 5 13
Pass Accuracy 81% 74%
Offsides 2 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 4
Corners 4 6
Total Passes 480 369
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 5 2
Shots off Target 6 1
Possession 56% 44%
Accurate Passes 388 274
Shots Inside Box 8 4
Saves 1 1
Shots Outside Box 6 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Everton's early goal by Y. Mina in the 31st minute set the tone and gave them a crucial early lead
  • ▸ The 3-1 lead secured by M. Holgate's goal in the 62nd minute effectively ended Brentford's hopes of a comeback