Brentford head to Goodison Park for their final away game of their first ever Premier League season, when they lock horns with Frank Lampard's Everton on Sunday.
The Toffees are far from safe in this enthralling relegation battle which looks likely to carry over to the final day of the season next Sunday, with the Bees potentially having another say in who stays up when Leeds United come to TW8. Thomas Frank reiterated in his press conference that Brentford will respect Everton irrespective of their league position, and will go out to try and win the game - keeping the Bees' hopes of a top ten finish very much alive.
In defence, David Raya is set to keep his place in goal and Frank confirmed Ethan Pinnock will miss tomorrow's game with injury, but Sergi Canos will return for the trip to Merseyside. Frank said he hopes to have Pinnock back for the Leeds game next weekend. This indicates that the Bees are likely to stick with the pairing of Pontus Jansson and Mads Bech Sorensen, with Kristoffer Ajer and Rico Henry operating as the respective full-backs.
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However, there could be a key change in the midfield department. Vitaly Janelt is likely to come back in for Mathias Jensen, who put in a reasonable performance against Southampton last week. However, with the atmosphere set to be a hostile one for the players, Frank is likely to reinstate Janelt for his personality and physicality in what will be a difficult game.
In attack, Brentford fans could expect to see the same attacking trio from last weekend should Frank stick with 4-3-3. Yoane Wissa had an afternoon to remember with a coolly taken finish for his sixth Premier League goal of the season.
Ivan Toney scored the winning goal the last time these two met in the league back in November, so will be hoping to inflict further damage on an Everton side who could possibly be in the relegation zone by the time the game kicks off depending on results elsewhere.
Predicted Brentford XI vs Everton: Raya; Ajer, Jansson, Mads Bech, Henry; Eriksen, Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa. Subs: Lössl, Jeanvier, Roerslev, Stevens, Dasilva, Baptiste, Jensen, Canos, Fosu, Young-Coombes. Referee: Michael Oliver.
