Everton vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League
Aston Villa grab gritty 2-0 win away at Everton
Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scored a penalty and Emiliano Buendia added a second goal as they beat Everton 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 2': Amadou Onana (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Leon Bailey.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Lucas Digne.
- 63': Goal! Everton 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Everton. Demarai Gray replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 75': Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Everton. Ellis Simms replaces Neal Maupay.
- 77': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Goal! Everton 0, Aston Villa 2. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 82': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Amadou Onana.
Game Information
Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,309
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 AVL |
EVE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 433 | Passes | 353 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 8 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 27 | Clearances | 15 |
Everton (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 2 | James Tarkowski |
| 30 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 19 | Vitalii Mykolenko |
| 23 | Seamus Coleman |
| 8 | Amadou Onana  |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 20 | Neal Maupay |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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