English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2015
Everton WWDWW 2
–
Aston Villa LDWWL 3
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EVE022
AVL213
Villa Park · 37,859 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke double secures Aston Villa win over Everton

Christian Benteke's brace inspired Aston Villa to a vital 3-2 victory over lacklustre Everton.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
49.6
Possession
50.4
9
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
351
429
Passes
441
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
73
30
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
18
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
22
24
Clearances
22

Head to Head

EVE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 31Shay GivenG
  2. 4Ron VlaarCD-L
  3. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 15Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 16Fabian DelphLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 40Jack GrealishLF
  11. 28Charles N'ZogbiaRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Alan HuttonSUB
  2. 1Brad GuzanSUB
  3. 12Joe ColeSUB
  4. 10Andreas WeimannSUB
  5. 9Scott SinclairSUB
  6. 14Philippe SenderosSUB
  7. 24Carlos SánchezSUB

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 6Phil JagielkaCD-L
  3. 26John StonesCD-R
  4. 3Leighton BainesLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 14Steven NaismithAM
  7. 16James McCarthyLM
  8. 18Gareth BarryRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Kevin MirallasAM-L
  11. 25Aaron LennonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Aiden McGeadySUB
  2. 9Arouna KonéSUB
  3. 21Leon OsmanSUB
  4. 30Antolin AlcarazSUB
  5. 20Ross BarkleySUB
  6. 1Joel RoblesSUB
  7. 17Muhamed BesicSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Everton 0. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with a cross.
  2. 45' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Everton 0. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ron Vlaar with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 59' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Everton 1. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 64' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Everton 1. Tom Cleverley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  5. 73' Seamus Coleman (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 75' Substitution, Everton. Ross Barkley replaces Steven Naismith.
  7. 75' Substitution, Everton. Leon Osman replaces Kevin Mirallas.
  8. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Carlos Sánchez replaces Ashley Westwood.
  9. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alan Hutton replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  10. 84' Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Joe Cole replaces Charles N'Zogbia.
  12. 90'+2' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Everton 2. Phil Jagielka (Everton) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  13. 90'+3' Shay Given (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.

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