Aston Villa beats Everton 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVERPOOL. Aston Villa overcomes Everton with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by O. Watkins (63') and a goal from E. Buendía (81').

Aston Villa beats Everton 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVERPOOL. Aston Villa tops Everton with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by O. Watkins (63′) and a goal from E. Buendía (81′).

The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 39,309 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor who had the assistance of Adam Nunn and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 43.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 119 Attack 63
  • 95 Dangerous attack 36
  • 96 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Everton was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Everton was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Aston Villa succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Everton shot 15 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Everton received 2 yellow cards (Amadou Onana and Abdoulaye Doucouré). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Emiliano Martínez).

Match Timeline

Amadou Onana- Yellow
2'
61'
Emiliano Buendía- sub ->L. Digne
61'
Álex Moreno- sub ->L. Bailey
63'
O. Watkins(penalty)
70'
Abdoulaye Doucouré- Yellow
75'
76'
77'
E. Martínez- Yellow
81'
Emiliano Buendía(goal)John McGinn
82'

Standings

After this contest, Everton will stay with 21 points like AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will have 31 points like Chelsea to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Manchester City on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Everton – Formation

Everton
G
J. Pickford 1.England
6.4
D
S. Coleman 23.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Conor Coady 30.England
6.6
D
James Tarkowski 2.England
6.9
D
Vitaliy Mykolenko 19.Ukraine
6.2
M
Alex Iwobi 17.Nigeria
7.8
70'
M
7.0
75'
M
Idrissa Gueye 27.Senegal
6.8
M
Amadou Onana 8.Belgium
6.8
82' 2'
M
Dwight McNeil 7.England
7.4
F
Neal Maupay 20.France
6.8
76'
Substitutes
G
Asmir Begovic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
M. Holgate 4.England
D
Ben Godfrey 22.England
D
Michael Keane 5.England
D
Yerry Mina 13.Colombia
D
Rúben Vinagre 29.Portugal
M
Tom Davies  26.England
6.6
82'
F
Ellis Simms 50.England
6.3
76'
F
Demarai Gray 11.Jamaica
6.7
70'

Everton started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Sean Dyche decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford (6.4), Séamus Coleman (6.8), Conor Coady (6.6), James Tarkowski (6.9), Vitaliy Mykolenko (6.2), Idrissa Gueye (6.8), Alex Iwobi (7.8), Abdoulaye Doucouré (7.0), Amadou Onana (6.8), Dwight McNeil (7.4) and Neal Maupay (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Asmir Begović, Mason Holgate, Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Tom Davies (6.6), Rúben Vinagre, Ellis Simms (6.3) and Demarai Gray (6.7).

Substitutions

Everton made 3 changes: Alex Iwobi for Demarai Gray (70′), Neal Maupay for Ellis Simms (76′) and Amadou Onana for Tom Davies (82′).

Best player: Alex Iwobi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Alex Iwobi.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
E. Martínez 1.Argentina
7.8
77'
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
7.2
D
E. Konsa 4.England
7.1
D
Tyrone Mings  5.England
8.0
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.9
61'
M
J. McGinn 7.Scotland
8.0
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.3
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.8
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.7
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.2
61'
F
O. Watkins 11.England
6.5
Goals63'
Substitutes
G
Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland
G
Oliwier Zych 48.Poland
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.4
61'
D
Ashley Young 18.England
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.7
61' Goals81'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
F
Jhon Durán 22.Colombia
F
Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.8), Matty Cash (7.2), Ezri Konsa (7.1), Tyrone Mings (8.0), Lucas Digne (6.9), John McGinn (8.0), Boubacar Kamara (6.8), Douglas Luiz (6.3), Jacob Ramsey (6.7), Leon Bailey (6.2) and Ollie Watkins (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Viljami Sinisalo, Oliwier Zych, Álex Moreno (6.4), Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Emiliano Buendía (6.7), Leander Dendoncker, Jhon Durán and Bertrand Traoré.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 2 changes: L. Digne for Emiliano Buendía (61′) and L. Bailey for Álex Moreno (61′).

Best player: John McGinn​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was John McGinn even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​