English Premier League

Everton vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 45'+3': Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa win at struggling Everton as objects rain down from the stands

Everton's first match of the post-Rafa Benitez era began with a 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday amid a tense atmosphere.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+1': André Gomes (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Everton 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Everton. Allan replaces André Gomes.
  • 56': Substitution, Everton. Anthony Gordon replaces Andros Townsend.
  • 58': Yerry Mina (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Everton. Tyler Onyango replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré because of an injury.
  • 68': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 75': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 82': Allan (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Ben Godfrey (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kortney Hause replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 90'+3': Danny Ings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 38,203

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Arsenal 0 0 0
0 Aston Villa 0 0 0
0 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
0 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

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16 Fouls 14
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 9
0 Saves 2
50.4 Possession 49.6
8 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 228
361 Passes 338
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 10
7 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.4
57 Long Balls 76
21 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
18 Effective Tackles 16
26 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 7
15 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
4 Mason Holgate
13 Yerry Mina Yellow Card
22 Ben Godfrey Yellow Card
2 Jonjoe Kenny
21 André Gomes Yellow Card
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
11 Demarai Gray
14 Andros Townsend
9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Yellow Card
7 Richarlison

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
23 Philippe Coutinho
10 Emiliano Buendía

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