Aston Villa vs Everton 2024-25 English Premier League

Aston Villa

36': Ollie Watkins
58': Ollie Watkins
76': Jhon Durán

FT
3 - 2

Everton

16': Dwight McNeil
27': Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Stunning Duran goal earns Aston Villa 3-2 victory over Everton

Jhon Duran scored a brilliant long-range winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat Everton 3-2 in a hugely entertaining Premier League clash on Saturday, as striker Ollie Watkins opened his account for the season with a brace.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
14': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
16': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Everton 1. Dwight McNeil (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
19': Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Substitution, Everton. James Garner replaces Vitalii Mykolenko because of an injury.
27': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Everton 2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Everton 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Everton 2.
45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
47': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
58': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Everton 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
64': Substitution, Everton. Jake O'Brien replaces Jack Harrison.
64': Substitution, Everton. Orel Mangala replaces Idrissa Gueye.
69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Jacob Ramsey.
69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
76': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Everton 2. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
80': Ashley Young (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Tim Iroegbunam.
81': Substitution, Everton. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
88': Jake O'Brien (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces John McGinn.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Everton 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,573

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+37	Arsenal	30	67	3
+32	Manchester City	29	60	5
+11	Manchester United	29	51	6
+5	Aston Villa	29	51	8

Full Table

Statistics

EVE		AVL
12	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	0
27.1	Possession	72.9
6	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
182	Accurate Passes	602
240	Passes	665
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	21
0.5	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	38
21	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	15
24	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	4
28	Effective Clearances	9
28	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14	Pau Torres
4	Ezri Konsa
12	Lucas Digne
26	Lamare Bogarde
27	Morgan Rogers
8	Youri Tielemans
24	Amadou Onana
11	Ollie Watkins
41	Jacob Ramsey
7	John McGinn

Substitutes:

Ross Barkley, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Kadan Young, Diego Carlos, Jhon Durán, Jaden Philogene, Joe Gauci, Ian Maatsen, Emiliano Buendía.

Everton (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
5	Michael Keane
6	James Tarkowski
19	Vitaliy Mykolenko
18	Ashley Young
7	Dwight McNeil
42	Tim Iroegbunam
27	Idrissa Gueye
9	Dominic Calvert-Lewin
10	Iliman Ndiaye
11	Jack Harrison