Aston Villa vs Everton, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston Villa slip vs. Everton in chase to close Arsenal gap
Aston Villa's Premier League title ambitions suffered a damaging blow as an 11-game home winning streak ended with a 1-0 defeat to Everton.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Merlin Röhl (Everton) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 4': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
- 5': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 6': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 6': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 7': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 8': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Harrison Armstrong (Everton).
- 9': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 13': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 18': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
- 18': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 19': Attempt blocked. James Tarkowski (Everton) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Garner with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 20': Harrison Armstrong (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 23': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Everton).
- 23': Dwight McNeil (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Merlin Röhl.
- 31': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt saved. Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Merlin Röhl.
- 32': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 33': Offside, Everton. Harrison Armstrong is caught offside.
- 35': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Harrison Armstrong (Everton).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
- 36': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 38': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jack Grealish (Everton).
- 41': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the box. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Everton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 44': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Jake O'Brien (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
- 47': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by James Garner (Everton).
- 47': James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Jack Grealish (Everton).
- 48': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 49': Nathan Patterson (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 50': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 51': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 53': Attempt missed. James Garner (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harrison Armstrong.
- 55': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 55': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 57': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 59': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Everton 1. Thierno Barry (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 65': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
- 66': Foul by Merlin Röhl (Everton).
- 66': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Everton. Thierno Barry is caught offside.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Thierno Barry (Everton).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
- 72': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
- 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
- 74': Offside, Everton. Merlin Röhl is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 75': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 76': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. George Hemmings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 81': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (Everton).
- 82': Foul by George Hemmings (Aston Villa).
- 82': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
- 87': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 89': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 89': Merlin Röhl (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Dwight McNeil (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': James Garner (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Beto (Everton).
- 90'+3': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 1.
Statistics
 EVE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 227 | Accurate Passes | 434 |
| 292 | Passes | 495 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 28 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,770
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,770
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | +30 | 53 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 26 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | +10 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde  |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Nathan Patterson |
| 45 | Harrison Armstrong |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 34 | Merlin Röhl |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 18 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
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