Brentford are set to be without nine players when they face Everton in the Premier League.Brentford are set to be without nine players when they face Everton tonight (7.30pm GMT).
The Toffees travel to West London aiming to extend their unbeaten run to seven games. Since the return of David Moyes as manager, Everton have hurtled up the table and are 14 points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Impressively, they have won both matches on their travels, having earned a 1-0 victory at Brighton and a 2-1 triumph over Crystal Palace. Brentford will be another stern challenge for Everton, who are depleted of options. Attacking quintet Iliman Ndiaye, Dwight McNeil (both knee), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring), Armando Broja (ankle) and Youssef Chermiti (ankle) are all absent along with Nathan Patterson, who is back in training after a hamstring issue but the game comes too soon, Seamus Coleman (calf) and Orel Mangala (knee).
But Brentford are also short of players. In their 4-0 win over Leicester City last Friday, they were without Sepp van den Berg, Igor Thiago, Rico Henry, Josh Dasilva, Aaron Hickey, Mathias Jensen and Gustavo Nunes. And Bees boss Thomas Frank has admitted that captain Christian Norgaard is also unavailable as concussion protocol must be followed.
