Premier League · Matchweek 20
Beto 66'
Thierno Barry 90'
HT 0:1
Igor Thiago 11'
Nathan Collins 50'
Igor Thiago 51'
Igor Thiago 88'
Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 15:00 (UK) · Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Everton 9th → 10th · 28 pts|Brentford 10th → 7th · 30 pts

Brentford won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.89–2.66).

Player of the matchIgor Thiago9.0Decisive moment11' Igor Thiago+0.8

Everton 2-4 Brentford

Key numbers

  • Possession 45% – 55%
  • Shots 14 (6 on target) – 11 (7)
  • Decisive moment: 11' Igor Thiago, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Igor Thiago 9.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-31-31-42-4
Everton ahead 0 min · level 11 min · Brentford ahead 79 min
  • Beto — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

11' Igor Thiago Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Vitaly Janelt +0.2 +0.8
50' Nathan Collins Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Vitaly Janelt +0.2 +0.5
51' Igor Thiago Goal · assist Kevin Schade +0.1
66' Beto Goal · assist Jack Grealish 0.0
88' Igor Thiago Goal · assist Nathan Collins 0.0
90' Thierno Barry Goal · assist Jack Grealish 0.0
Everton Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Brentford Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

EvertonBrentford
45%Possession55%
0.89Expected goals (xG)2.66
0.06xG per shot0.24
14Shots11
6Shots on target7
43%Shots on target %64%
11Shots in box9
364Passes455
79%Pass accuracy78%
4Corners5
3Saves4
9Fouls8
0Yellow cards2
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Everton

21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21
Conceded41
xG0.891
xG against2.661.3high
Shots1411.1
On target63.2
Shots faced1113.2
xG per shot0.060.1
Possession45%44%
Passes364389.9
Pass accuracy79%79.2%
Corners44.4
Fouls910

Brentford

23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.6
Conceded21.3
xG2.661.3
xG against0.891.2
Shots119.5
On target73.9
Shots faced1412.6
xG per shot0.240.13
Possession55%45.4%
Passes455381.3
Pass accuracy78%78.6%
Corners54.4
Fouls811

Timeline

  • 11' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #12 assist Vitaly Janelt
  • 31' Yellow Yehor Yarmolyuk
  • 39' Yellow Michael Kayode
  • 46' Sub Tyler Dibling → Beto
  • 46' Sub Dwight McNeil → Merlin Röhl
  • 50' Goal Nathan Collins league goal #1 assist Vitaly Janelt
  • 51' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #13 assist Kevin Schade
  • 64' Sub Mathias Jensen → Jordan Henderson
  • 64' Sub Kevin Schade → Keane Lewis-Potter
  • 66' Goal Beto league goal #2 assist Jack Grealish
  • 76' Sub Aaron Hickey → Rico Henry
  • 77' Sub Tim Iroegbunam → Harrison Armstrong
  • 88' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #14 assist Nathan Collins
  • 90' Goal Thierno Barry league goal #3 assist Jack Grealish
  • 90+2' Sub Igor Thiago → Myles Peart-Harris

Category leaders

  • Key passesJack Grealish4
  • Duels wonJames Tarkowski16/20
  • DribblesJack Grealish4/4
  • Defensive actionsTim Iroegbunam8
  • ShotsIgor Thiago5 (on target 5)
  • Fouls wonJames Tarkowski3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.