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
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 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
, Séamus Coleman , Conor Coady , James Tarkowski , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Idrissa Gueye , Alex Iwobi , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Amadou Onana , Dwight McNeil and Neal Maupay .The home team had on the bench: Asmir Begović, Mason Holgate, Ben Godfrey, Michael Keane, Yerry Mina, Tom Davies
, Rúben Vinagre, Ellis Simms and Demarai Gray .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
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Lucas Digne , John McGinn , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins .The following players were sitting on the bench: Viljami Sinisalo, Oliwier Zych, Álex Moreno
, Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Emiliano Buendía , 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
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.
- West Ham United – Nottingham Forest – 4-0
- Leicester City – Arsenal – 0-1
- Leeds United – Southampton – 1-0
- Everton – Aston Villa – 0-2
- Crystal Palace – Liverpool – 0-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Manchester City – 1-4