Idrissa Gueye’s strike on the hour mark secured Everton a 1-0 win over Brentford within the Premier League on Saturday, confirming the membership’s survival from relegation.
The win took Fifteenth-placed Everton to 36 factors from 35 matches, 11 forward of 18th-placed Luton Town who even have three video games left to play after dropping 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier within the day.
Brentford, whose survival was additionally confirmed with Luton’s loss, fell to sixteenth with 35 factors.
The hosts broke the impasse when Jack Harrison’s cross from the fitting reached Jarrad Branthwaite close to the six-yard field, who was dispossessed by Nathan Collins. But the ball rolled in direction of Gueye who ran up and made no mistake together with his proper footed end.
Everton had almost led when Ben Godfrey’s cross from contained in the field was nearly met in entrance of purpose by Youssef Chermiti within the sixth minute, however the Portuguese ahead fell inches wanting making the end.
Brentford additionally got here shut within the nineteenth minute when Vitaly Janelt discovered Mathias Jensen simply outdoors the six-yard field, however Branthwaite’s diving block foiled his try.
But the very best probability of the half fell to Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure, who had area contained in the field to place away Chermiti’s move however despatched it vast simply earlier than the break.
The woodwork denied Everton when Dwight McNeil’s good left footed effort from outdoors the field got here off the crossbar, however followers in Goodison Park breathed a collective sigh of aid when Gueye scored minutes later.
Keeper Jordan Pickford punched out Keane Lewis-Potter’s try from contained in the field within the 76th minute, because the hosts held on by means of the nervy remaining minutes to make sure three factors.
Everton go to Luton on Friday, a day earlier than Brentford host Fulham.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
