English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Everton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 66': Matty Cash
  • 69': Lucas Digne (OG)
  • 75': Leon Bailey
FT
3 - 0

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
+12 Liverpool 8 21 1
+10 Manchester City 8 20 0
+7 Arsenal 8 17 1
+5 Aston Villa 8 17 1
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/368.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEVE AVLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/362.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
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

Premier League News

Victor Boniface has last laugh over Omar Marmoush in Bundesliga blockbuster

Victor Boniface has last laugh over Omar Marmoush in Bundesliga blockbuster

Two of the most in-form African players of the season found themselves going head to head, as Victor Boniface's Bayer Leverkusen met Omar Marmoush and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.

Wood winner for Forest inflicts more misery on poor Palace

Wood winner for Forest inflicts more misery on poor Palace

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood profited from an error by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson to give his side a narrow 1-0 Premier League win on Monday that leaves the visitors still without a victory this campaign.

Aston Villa vs Bologna: Emery wants titles amid rapid progress

Aston Villa vs Bologna: Emery wants titles amid rapid progress

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has insisted his team are ready to compete for major silverware as they prepare to host Bologna in their third UEFA Champions League game of the season.

Liverpool-Chelsea recap, Real Madrid woes, more soccer news

Liverpool-Chelsea recap, Real Madrid woes, more soccer news

Liverpool may have beaten Chelsea on Sunday, but both sides can find the positives. PLUS: Real Madrid don't look good, Harry Kane broke his scoring drought and Arsenal hurt themselves ... again.

How VAR decisions affect each Premier League club in 2024-25

How VAR decisions affect each Premier League club in 2024-25

We're collating a league table of overturned VAR decisions in 2024-25. Who will benefit most over the course of the Premier League season?