Aston Villa vs Everton 2025-26 English Premier League
Aston Villa slip vs. Everton in chase to close Arsenal gap
Aston Villa's Premier League title ambitions suffered a damaging blow as an 11-game home winning streak ended with a 1-0 defeat to Everton.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 18': Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
- 23': Dwight McNeil (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Everton 0.
- 47': James Garner (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Everton 1. Thierno Barry (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. George Hemmings replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 84': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Everton 1.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Arsenal | 22 | 50 | 2 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 22 | 43 | 5 |
| +8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 43 | 5 |
| +4 | Liverpool | 22 | 36 | 6 |
Statistics
 EVE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.5 | Possession | 63.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 217 | Accurate Passes | 430 |
| 282 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 28 | Clearances | 16 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde  |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Everton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 15 | Jake O'Brien |
| 6 | James Tarkowski |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Nathan Patterson |
| 45 | Harrison Armstrong |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 34 | Merlin Röhl |
| 11 | Thierno Barry |
| 18 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Dwight McNeil |
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