Brentford vs Everton: Team News and Press Conference

George Priestman reporting live at Finch Farm after Sean Dyche's press conference ahead of Everton's trip to Brentford.

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00:00 This is George Priest of the Liverpool World reporting live from Finch Farm after Sean

00:03 Dice just addressed the media ahead of their trip to Brentford this weekend.

00:06 In terms of team news, he was quickly asked about Dominic Cavallone who did play against

00:09 Arsenal in the defeat last week but he is definitely fit and raring to go this weekend.

00:14 Another player mentioned was Jack Harrison who is yet to make his Everton debut after

00:16 moving from Leeds United on loan in the summer.

00:19 As it stands he has recovered from his long-term injury and he is training with the group but

00:23 there is no chance of him starting this weekend.

00:25 But it's certainly a positive for Dice to have him in the squad as it gives him a different

00:28 dynamic in attack.

00:30 In terms of the other long-term injuries, Seamus Coleman is building up his fitness

00:32 on his own, he is on the grass and running but there is going to be a while before he

00:35 can feature for Everton again.

00:37 The only other two players to mention are Dele Alli and Andrea Gomez.

00:39 Neither have featured for Everton so far this season and there are no expected return dates

00:43 for either player as it stands.

00:45 A question that Dice Watch asked about was the potential of a strike partnership between

00:48 Dominic Cavallone and Beto.

00:50 He claimed that he has always liked playing with two strikers and it's something we saw

00:53 during his time at Burnley when he often would use Ashley Barnes and Jay Rodriguez together

00:56 up top and he has had success in the past and it's not out of the question that we could

01:00 see this partnership for Everton in the coming games.

01:02 Another important topic of conversation was Sean Dice's meeting with 7-7 partners this

01:07 week.

01:08 The two parties came together to have what he called a casual chat just about the surroundings

01:11 and the environment at Everton and what he has felt the challenges have been so far.

01:15 And Dice is hoping that it can be a positive for the fans after what has been a very dismal

01:18 time in terms of their ownership under Fahad Meshiri.

01:21 There is some hope for Everton considering Brentford are winless in the last two games

01:24 losing 1-0 to Newcastle last weekend and drawing 2-1 at home with Bournemouth the previous

01:28 weekend so there is some scope for Dice to go there with some confidence despite their

01:32 dismal start.

01:33 Everton were actually unbeaten against Brentford last season and put in two good performances

01:36 that saw them win 1-0 at Goodison Park and earn a 1-0 draw away at the Community Stadium

01:41 under Frank Lampard so they will be hoping for any sort of repeat result there.

01:45 It will be a very difficult away date for Everton but with a mostly fully fit squad

01:48 they head to Brentford in the hope of turning around what has been a miserable start to