English Premier League

Everton vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

Everton
    FT
    0 - 1
    Aston Villa
    • 45'+3': Emiliano Buendía

    Aston 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 Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 45'+1': André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 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.
    • 50': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Substitution, Everton. Allan replaces André Gomes.
    • 56': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Andros Townsend.
    • 58': Yerry Mina (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Onyango replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré because of an injury.
    • 68': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Philippe Coutinho.
    • 75': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 82': Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 90'+3': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Goodison Park
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 38,203

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +19 Arsenal 15 33 2
    +19 Manchester City 15 31 4
    +7 Aston Villa 15 30 3
    +10 Chelsea 15 25 4
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    Statistics

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    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

    Line-Ups

    EVE Everton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    4 Mason Holgate
    13 Yerry Mina Yellow Card
    22 Ben Godfrey Yellow Card
    2 Jonjoe Kenny
    21 André Gomes Yellow Card
    16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
    11 Demarai Gray
    14 Andros Townsend
    9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Yellow Card
    7 Richarlison
    Substitutes:
    Seamus Coleman, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Salomón Rondón, Anthony Gordon, Michael Keane, Tyler Onyango, Allan, Asmir Begovic, Lewis Dobbin.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Emiliano Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
    4 Ezri Konsa
    27 Lucas Digne
    2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
    6 Douglas Luiz
    41 Jacob Ramsey
    7 John McGinn
    11 Ollie Watkins
    23 Philippe Coutinho
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    Substitutes:
    Kaine Kesler Hayden, Carney Chukwuemeka, Matt Targett, Tim Iroegbunam, Robin Olsen, Ashley Young, Danny Ings, Kortney Hause, Morgan Sanson.

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