English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Everton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 66': Matty Cash
  • 69': Lucas Digne (OG)
  • 75': Leon Bailey
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Bailey's cameo inspires Villa to 3-0 win over Everton in EPL

— Leon Bailey’s explosive 20-minute cameo propelled Aston Villa to a 3-0 win over Everton in the English Premier League as Rafa Benitez slumped to his first loss in charge of the visitors on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 40': Substitution, Aston Villa. Marvelous Nakamba replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
  • 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matt Targett.
  • 63': Substitution, Everton. André Gomes replaces Salomón Rondón.
  • 66': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Everton 0. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
  • 69': Own Goal by Lucas Digne, Everton. Aston Villa 2, Everton 0.
  • 72': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Allan.
  • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Everton 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 75': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 80': Substitution, Everton. Jonjoe Kenny replaces Ben Godfrey.
  • 81': Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Alexander Iwobi.
  • 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Matty Cash.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,888

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Arsenal 31 70 3
+32 Manchester City 30 61 5
+13 Manchester United 30 54 6
+3 Aston Villa 30 51 9
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Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
16 Axel Tuanzebe
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
3 Matt Targett
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
41 Jacob Ramsey
11 Ollie Watkins
20 Danny Ings

EVE Everton (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
15 Asmir Begovic (GK)
5 Michael Keane
13 Yerry Mina
12 Lucas Digne
22 Ben Godfrey Yellow Card
6 Allan
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
17 Alex Iwobi
14 Andros Townsend
33 Salomón Rondón
11 Demarai Gray

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