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Ninth-placed Brentford head to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in the 20th round on Sunday, aiming to leapfrog the Toffees in the Premier League table

The West London club are on their longest unbeaten league run under Keith Andrews, but they must end a three-match winless run at Everton to preserve a four-match unbeaten sequence under their Irish boss.

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The feeling approaching Christmas was that Everton faced an uphill challenge facing Chelsea and Arsenal in consecutive rounds, and so it proved as David Moyes's team were beaten 2-0 and 1-0, respectively. 

Having headed into those games claiming four wins from five, losing only to Newcastle United (4-1), slipping to consecutive losses dampened the mood on Merseyside heading into the festive period. 

While a goalless draw at Burnley on December 27 ended their run of losses, they headed into their final match of 2026 after failing to score in three straight games. 

That ended against Nottingham Forest on December 30, when they defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the City Ground, where James Garner and Thierno Barry scored for the Toffees. 

Now aiming to claim consecutive league wins for the first time in a month and for the fourth time in 2025-26,...

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