English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Everton, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
  • 66': Matty Cash
  • 69': Lucas Digne (OG)
  • 75': Leon Bailey
FT
3 - 0
Everton

    Bailey's cameo inspires Villa to 3-0 win over Everton in EPL

    — Leon Bailey’s explosive 20-minute cameo propelled Aston Villa to a 3-0 win over Everton in the English Premier League as Rafa Benitez slumped to his first loss in charge of the visitors on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, Everton. Michael Keane tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Everton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Godfrey with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 14': Foul by Michael Keane (Everton).
    • 14': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 25': Lucas Digne (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Everton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
    • 30': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Everton).
    • 30': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, Everton. Alexander Iwobi tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 36': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
    • 37': Corner, Everton. Conceded by John McGinn.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 40': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
    • 41': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
    • 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
    • 51': Andros Townsend (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
    • 52': Foul by Alexander Iwobi (Everton).
    • 52': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Allan (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 55': Andros Townsend (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Alexander Iwobi (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a through ball.
    • 61': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Everton).
    • 61': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matt Targett.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 63': Substitution, Everton. André Gomes replaces Salomón Rondón.
    • 63': Demarai Gray (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
    • 66': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Everton 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
    • 68': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Allan (Everton).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 69': Own Goal by Lucas Digne, Everton. Aston Villa 2, Everton 0.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 72': Foul by Ben Godfrey (Everton).
    • 72': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Allan.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Everton 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 75': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 77': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by André Gomes (Everton).
    • 78': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Substitution, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny replaces Ben Godfrey.
    • 81': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Alexander Iwobi.
    • 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
    • 83': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).
    • 85': Anthony Gordon (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Everton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Matty Cash.
    • 87': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Everton).
    • 87': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Everton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Everton 0.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 0
    0 SHOTS 0
    0 ON GOAL 0
    0.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,888

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 30 +13 54
    4 Aston Villa 30 +3 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    16 Axel Tuanzebe
    5 Tyrone Mings
    4 Ezri Konsa
    3 Matt Targett
    2 Matty Cash
    6 Douglas Luiz
    7 John McGinn
    41 Jacob Ramsey
    11 Ollie Watkins
    20 Danny Ings
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Leon Bailey, Bertrand Traoré, Ashley Young, Emiliano Buendía, Jed Steer, Kortney Hause, Anwar El Ghazi, Cameron Archer, Marvelous Nakamba.

    EVE Everton (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    15 Asmir Begovic (GK)
    5 Michael Keane
    13 Yerry Mina
    12 Lucas Digne
    22 Ben Godfrey Yellow Card
    6 Allan
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    17 Alex Iwobi
    14 Andros Townsend
    33 Salomón Rondón
    11 Demarai Gray
    Everton Substitutes:
    André Gomes, Jarrad Branthwaite, Mason Holgate, Jonjoe Kenny, Andy Lonergan, Ellis Simms, Anthony Gordon, Tom Davies.

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