Brentford and Everton will both look to carry their cup form into the Premier League when they face each other live on talkSPORT this weekend.
The Bees and the Toffees both secured morale-boosting victories in the Carabao Cup this week after failing to grab three points in their last top-flight game.
Toney mocked Mitrovic's celebration in the west London derby
Thomas Frank's Brentford bounced back from a 3-2 defeat to Fulham that left them eighth in the table to ease to a 2-0 win over Colchester.
As for Everton, Frank Lampard oversaw the club's first victory of the season with a vital 1-0 triumph against Fleetwood after just one point from their first three Premier League games.
Brentford v Everton: talkSPORT commentary
This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, August 27.
talkSPORT 2 will have exclusive coverage of the clash at the Gtech Community Stadium which will kick off at 3pm.
Dan Windle will be your presenter while commentary will come from Ian Danter and former England defender Alvin Martin.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Amadou Onana made his first start for Everton against Fleetwood
Brentford v Everton: Team news
The hosts are without long-term absentee Ethan Pinnock, while Sergi Canos and Kristoffer Ajer remain doubts with muscle strains.
As for Everton, Anthony Gordon was left out of the win over Fleetwood amid continued speculation over a move to Chelsea.
It remains to be seen whether Gordon will be back involved here but the likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Yerry Mina are out injured.
Ben Godfrey and Andros Townsend are other long-term absentees, while Abdoulaye Doucoure is closing in on a return.
Nine-man Everton were beaten 3-2 by Brentford at Goodison Park last season
Brentford v Everton: Match facts
- Only Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic (8) has had more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Everton's Anthony Gordon (7), although he is yet to find the back of the net. Gordon had five shots on target against Nottingham Forest without scoring, the most by an Everton player on record in a Premier League match without scoring (since 2003-04).
- Brentford's Ivan Toney has been directly involved in four goals in three Premier League games this season (two goals, two assists), while he has 15 goal involvements in 20 Premier League appearances in 2022 overall (10 goals, five assists). The only English player to both score and have a hand in more goals this calendar year is Harry Kane (15 goals, 23 goal involvements).
- Yoane Wissa has been involved in four goals in his last five Premier League starts for Brentford (2 goals, 2 assists). He is averaging a goal or assist every 162 minutes in the Premier League for the Bees (seven goals, two assists in 1,456 minutes), the second-best ratio behind only Ivan Toney (one every 151 mins).
- Everton are averaging exactly one point per game under Frank Lampard in the Premier League (P21 W6 D3 L12), the same average as his predecessor Rafael Benítez managed (P19 W5 D4 L10). Since his first game in February, only Wolves (0.90) have a lower points-per-game ratio among current top-flight sides.
- Brentford have scored eight goals in their opening three league games this season, only the second time in their last 31 seasons they've reached that tally after three games (also 2018-19). Last season, they only scored three goals in their opening three matches.
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