BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa was after all too strong for Everton. M. Cash (66′), L. Digne (69′ own) and L. Bailey (75′). Aston Villa took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who was helped by Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Aston Villa started with a 5-3-2 line-up. On the other side, Everton adopted a 4-4-1-1 formation.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
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The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Axel Tuanzebe , Tyrone Mings , Matt Targett , Jacob Ramsey , Douglas Luiz , John McGinn , Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Cameron Archer, Leon Bailey , Ashley Young , Emiliano Buendía, Kortney Hause, Bertrand Traoré , Marvelous Nakamba , Jed Steer and Anwar El Ghazi.
Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of M. Nakamba (injured) and A. Young (injured).
Best player: Tyrone Mings
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Tyrone Mings even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Everton – Formation
Everton
On the other side, Rafael Benítez Maudes played with: Asmir Begović , Ben Godfrey , Yerry Mina , Michael Keane , Lucas Digne , Andros Townsend , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Allan , Alex Iwobi , Demarai Gray and Salomón Rondón .
They had on the bench: Jonjoe Kenny , Ellis Simms, Andy Lonergan, Mason Holgate, Anthony Gordon , André Gomes , Tom Davies and Jarrad Branthwaite.
Best player: Abdoulaye Doucouré
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was Abdoulaye Doucouré.
His rating is with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 3 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 10
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 119 Attack 72
- 48 Dangerous attack 39
- 81 Ball safe 85
- 12 Free Kicks 7
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 56% while Everton was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Aston Villa shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Everton shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (L. Bailey). On the opposite side, Everton received 1 yellow card (B. Godfrey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Aston Villa will have 7 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Everton will stay with 10 points like Manchester City to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away against Manchester United on the 25th of September with a 22-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (5 draws).
Everton will host Norwich City on the 25th of September with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Everton (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Brentford – 0-2
- Burnley – Arsenal – 0-1
- Liverpool – Crystal Palace – 3-0
- Manchester City – Southampton – 0-0
- Norwich City – Watford – 1-3
- Aston Villa – Everton – 3-0
