English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 22, 2022
Aston Villa WLLLD 1
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Everton LDLWL 0
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AVL101
EVE000
Goodison Park · 38,203 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa win at struggling Everton as objects rain down from the stands

Everton's first match of the post-Rafa Benitez era began with a 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday amid a tense atmosphere.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
9
0
Saves
2
50.4
Possession
49.6
8
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
255
Accurate Passes
228
361
Passes
338
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
10
7
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
76
21
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
7
18
Effective Tackles
16
26
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
15
Effective Clearances
7
15
Clearances
7

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

EVE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 4Mason HolgateCD-L
  3. 13Yerry MinaCD-R
  4. 22Ben GodfreyLB
  5. 2Jonjoe KennyRB
  6. 21André GomesCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 11Demarai GrayLM
  9. 14Andros TownsendRM
  10. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinCF-L
  11. 7RicharlisonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Seamus ColemanSUB
  2. 25Jean-Philippe GbaminSUB
  3. 33Salomón RondónSUB
  4. 24Anthony GordonSUB
  5. 5Michael KeaneSUB
  6. 62Tyler OnyangoSUB
  7. 6AllanSUB
  8. 15Asmir BegovicSUB
  9. 61Lewis DobbinSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 27Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 23Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 10Emiliano BuendíaRF

Substitutes

  1. 29Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  2. 33Carney ChukwuemekaSUB
  3. 3Matt TargettSUB
  4. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  5. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  6. 18Ashley YoungSUB
  7. 20Danny IngsSUB
  8. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  9. 8Morgan SansonSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45'+3' Goal! Everton 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
  3. 50' Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Substitution, Everton. Allan replaces André Gomes.
  5. 56' Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Andros Townsend.
  6. 58' Yerry Mina (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Everton. Tyler Onyango replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré because of an injury.
  8. 68' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  10. 75' Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ollie Watkins.
  12. 82' Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 83' Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  16. 90'+3' Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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