Everton Extend Unbeaten Streak in the Premier League with Draw Against Brentford

Brentford’s struggle against Everton continues as their winless streak against the Toffees has now stretched to six games. The Bees surrendered a late lead to draw 1-1, leaving them still waiting for a home Premier League victory in 2025.

Having initially boasted the best home record in the league at the season’s start, Brentford entered this match against a confident Everton side with only a single point to their name at the Brentford Community Stadium in 2025.

The Bees began on the front foot, forcing Jordan Pickford into action to thwart attempts from Keane Lewis-Potter and Yoane Wissa in the opening exchanges.

After soaking up some pressure, Everton struck back with a couple of promising moments, as Beto narrowly missed connecting with Jesper Lindstrøm’s threatening header, and later, he was thwarted by a solid save from Mark Flekken when one-on-one.

After Wissa’s confident effort was foiled by Pickford, Brentford found the breakthrough just before half-time. Kevin Schade’s long throw caused chaos in the area, and after bouncing off the crossbar, Wissa reacted fastest, nodding it home into an unguarded net to hand the Bees a 1-0 lead at the interval.

This goal should have set the stage for an exhilarating second half, with Brentford keen to add to their tally and Everton searching for a way back into the match.

However, the second half turned out to be a largely tense affair, with precious few moments of attacking flair. Just over 20 minutes from time, Wissa believed he had doubled the lead when he slotted home from close range, only for the linesman’s flag to cut his celebrations short.

In a dramatic turn of events within eight minutes, Brentford experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. A pinpoint cross from Vitaliy Mykolenko found Jake O’Brien unmarked in the box, and the young defender executed a diving header to score and level the game, marking his first goal for Everton in elegant fashion, igniting a thrilling finish in west London.

Ultimately, Brentford had to settle for a draw, missing the opportunity to keep pace with the European hopefuls clustered in mid-table.

Meanwhile, Everton continued their unbeaten run, which now stands at seven matches, and can look forward to the remainder of the season without the cloud of relegation looming over them.