Everton vs Aston Villa, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 1': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 5': Yerry Mina (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 8': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 10': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 10': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Andros Townsend (Everton).
- 12': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 15': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 15': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Everton. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 19': André Gomes (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 19': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 19': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 22': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 26': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 27': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 31': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 34': Hand ball by Andros Townsend (Everton).
- 34': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Richarlison (Everton).
- 39': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': André Gomes (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 43': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 45': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
- 45'+1': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 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.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 46': André Gomes (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 46': Andros Townsend (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 47': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
- 48': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 50': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Substitution, Everton. Allan replaces André Gomes.
- 54': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjoe Kenny.
- 56': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Andros Townsend.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 57': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Everton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Yerry Mina (Everton).
- 58': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Yerry Mina (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Pickford.
- 60': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ben Godfrey (Everton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ben Godfrey (Everton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin with a headed pass.
- 62': Offside, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Onyango replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré because of an injury.
- 66': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 66': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 68': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Everton).
- 70': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Tyler Onyango (Everton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 73': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Allan with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 75': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
- 75': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 77': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 81': Offside, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny tries a through ball, but Richarlison is caught offside.
- 82': Ben Godfrey (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Dangerous play by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 82': Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Everton).
- 83': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 85': Mason Holgate (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 85': Richarlison (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 89': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 90'+1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Danny Ings (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Mason Holgate (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,203
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,203
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 4 | Mason Holgate |
| 13 | Yerry Mina  |
| 22 | Ben Godfrey |
| 2 | Jonjoe Kenny |
| 21 | André Gomes |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 11 | Demarai Gray |
| 14 | Andros Townsend |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 7 | Richarlison |
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 23 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
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