Everton vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
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The second coming of David Moyes failed to inspire Everton on Wednesday as they lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa after another toothless Premier League performance.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 3': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 5': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 7': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 8': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 8': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 12': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, Everton. Jack Harrison is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 16': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 16': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 17': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Harrison.
- 27': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 28': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 28': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 29': Orel Mangala (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
- 32': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 35': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 35': Offside, Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite is caught offside.
- 37': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Orel Mangala (Everton).
- 38': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
- 46': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
- 48': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Orel Mangala (Everton).
- 51': Goal! Everton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 52': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 52': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
- 52': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 54': Orel Mangala (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Jordan Pickford (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 59': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Everton. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Jack Harrison.
- 61': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 61': Orel Mangala (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
- 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 66': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
- 67': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 68': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 73': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Everton).
- 75': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
- 81': Offside, Everton. Abdoulaye Doucouré is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 83': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 83': Substitution, Everton. Jake O'Brien replaces Ashley Young.
- 83': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 85': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 85': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
- 86': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Orel Mangala (Everton).
- 89': Foul by Beto (Everton).
- 89': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Tarkowski.
- 90'+2': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 90'+4': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Orel Mangala (Everton).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Everton 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 436 | Passes | 417 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 34 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,085
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,085
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK)  |
| 32 | Jarrad Branthwaite |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 19 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 8 | Orel Mangala |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 10 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 11 | Jack Harrison |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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