🚨Nine-man Everton lose at home to Brentford in five-goal thriller

Everton’s Premier League survival hopes took an enormous hit after they misplaced 3-2 at house to Brentford on Sunday night. 

The Merseyside membership had gained two and drawn one in every of their final three matches and knew a win may have all however assured them a spot in subsequent season’s Premier League. 

With this in thoughts, they obtained off the blocks first and will have gotten a fourth-minute opener when Richarlison pounced on a rebound contained in the six-yard field however headed his likelihood vast of the suitable publish.

The Toffees nonetheless obtained the breakthrough within the tenth minute as Dominic Calvert-Lewin gained the ball contained in the field from a free-kick and fired an outstanding strike into the underside left nook. 

Everton’s pleasure was nonetheless short-lived as they had been diminished to 10 males within the 18th minute when Jarrad Branthwaite reacted stupidly and the referee confirmed him a deserved pink card.

With the numerical benefit, the guests grew into the match and pushed for an equaliser, which lastly arrived, albeit by way of an personal aim. 

Seamus Coleman tried to go the ball away after a cross into the penalty space, however as a substitute he by accident despatched it contained in the left publish of his personal aim. 

The hosts obtained the prospect to attain a second simply earlier than half-time when Bech Sorensen dedicated a foul contained in the field, leaving Michael Oliver no possibility however to blow his whistle for a penalty.

Richarlison stepped as much as hearth an ideal penalty into the highest right-hand nook, giving goalkeeper David Raya no likelihood.

Everton had been then shocked simply after the hour mark because the guests scored two objectives in two minutes to show the match on its head. 

First, Yoane Wissa jumped highest and coolly planted a bullet header into the roof of the web from a Christian Eriksen nook, earlier than Rico Henry scored from fairly a troublesome place as he leapt excessive to attach with a cross and powered his header inside the suitable publish. 

Regardless of Everton attempting their greatest to search out the equaliser, Brentford held on for the win, leaving Frank Lampard’s crew caught deep within the backside half. 

To make it even worse for the Toffees, Salomon Rondon was proven a straight pink card with two minutes to go for a critical foul. 

With two matches to play, the Merseyside membership have an opportunity of avoiding relegation however should win their remaining two video games, or match outcomes of their closest rivals.