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90+5′ – Tony Harrington’s final whistle blows, Everton beats Aston Villa 1-0!
90+4′ – Armstrong retreats too far and Konsa finds Tielemans, whose long cross is met by Buendia but his header goes wide. We have a 94-minute game here.
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90+3′ – Rodgers triples, loses the ball, and grumpily pulls Garner back. England manager Thomas Tuchel was obviously there to watch Rodgers, but he left impressed with Ghana.
90+2′ – McNeil steps in and wins a free-kick on the edge of the final third as the clock ticks inexorably.
Villa lead the league in points gained from points conceded.
89′ – Rohr does well in the middle to take the ball out from behind and relieve the pressure, winning a free kick. He did pretty well today. Still don’t like how long he holds the ball, but his effort has been solid.
Just add four minutes here.
87′ – Cross deep into the Everton penalty area, Miko and Gussan duel, the latter saves the ball for a goal kick.
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84′ – Everton make their first substitution, goal scorer Thieno Bari comes on for Beto.
80′ – Buendia turns and runs away. Taki stepped up, and now McNeil could go another route. The cute ball shot into Barry’s space and he slipped on the greasy surface. oh.
Digne made crosses from left to right through the Everton penalty area and tried to shoot directly towards Pickford from a small angle.
79′ – Rodgers breaks into the Everton box again but loses his footing and the Blues are able to clear.
75′ – Garner passed the ball to Armstrong inside on the right, and the young player made a low pass into the penalty area and was cleared.
72′ – Villa now putting pressure on the Blues, Job’s thigh cross is met by Pato’s clearance for a corner.
After the clearance, the Villa player fell to the ground outside the penalty area and shot. Pickford flew out and made an amazing save!
The final corner came from Villa’s Digne, who we are all very familiar with, and he was cleared for another corner. Pickford received the ball well and the pressure is now relieved.
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70′ – There’s hope for an attack, but Rohr once again has the ball too long. This problem really needs to be addressed.
69′ – Mattson crosses low and Watkins’ shot is blocked by Taki – Of course, the crowd was hoping for a penalty, but his arm was in its natural position and the VAR check worked in the Blues’ favour.
66′ – Rohr was lucky not to join the ranks of yellow cards as his studs clipped the back of Matheson’s leg.
Garner made a brilliant tackle from behind to recover the ball and distribute it. The timing was perfect.
65′ – Rodgers fires a shot high from inside the box, where Grealish does his fair share of defensive work.
60′ – Goal! ! ! Deep into Villa’s half, Konsa’s clearance was blocked by Barry. Torres had a bad touch and handed the ball to McNeil. He tried a curling left-footed shot, which was saved by Martinez, but failed to control it. Barry pounced on it, past the goalkeeper and into the goal!
VAR did not take the game away from the Toffees, with Everton leading 1-0 at Villa Park.
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58′ – Ghana’s free kick is poor and cleared, then he is unable to convert the return kick.
56′ – Grealish gets away from Bogarde, who cuts him down and he is booked, Villa’s first of the afternoon.
Now Rodgers charges from the center and Garner knows he has received a yellow card, allowing him to leave, but slows down the pace, allowing Garner to slot in as Everton defenders gather. The Blues counterattacked and Grealish fouled.
53′ – Ghana’s chance to shoot, shot over.
Neat triangle pass until Rohr overshoots, duh.
In the 50th minute, Villa made a cross and the unmarked Thieleman headed wide. Phew.
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48′ – Good game from Patterson here. Very engaging and presented a lot of good challenges.
Watkins has a shot and Taki blocks well.
46′ – The second half begins for Villa.
When Buendia turned away, Garner tackled from behind and was given a yellow card.
Half time thoughts – Everton did everything right they had to do. They kept their shape, defended well, got lucky at times, and created chances through counterattacks and set pieces. As always, everything except scoring (according to VAR).
45+3′ – The half-time whistle blows and Villa Park is level.
44′ – Grealish’s shot is blocked for a corner. Torres slapped Taki on the attack but took no action. The corner kick went to Miko on the edge of the box, but his pass was poor.
Ball passed back to Everton and Taki was on the right and his cross was blocked. Job made a long pass and Vera made a save. About three minutes need to be added here.
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In the 42nd minute, Thielemann made a long pass, Guessan headed past Miko, and Pickford headed over the crossbar! McNeil blocked Mattson’s cross and took a corner kick.
After entering the six-yard box, Pickford bravely sprinted towards another corner. He struck Patterson in the back, but both men were unharmed. Cash comes up again but Grealish stabs it away.
39′ – Long ball forward, Torres unable to control, allowing Armstrong to come in but he can’t shoot.
Garner found Patterson unmarked on the diagonal and he won the throw-in. JOB will do a long ping in the box, no one can reach it and it will bounce to Martinez.
37′ – Rodgers’ shot from close range is deflected away for a corner by Job after Mattson bursts down Everton’s right.
A corner kick was taken, and Rodgers fired a fierce shot on the training ground. Pickford made a diving save. The ball returned to the penalty area and Pickford made another powerful clearance.
33′ – Great move from Rohr, wins the ball, controls and beats two players, setting up Miko for a shot straight at the goalkeeper, but Martinez blocks it away.
Ghana scored the ball and Job scored with a header! Unchallenged, Martinez is far from the target! The offside flag was raised.
The VAR review upheld the original verdict. Of course Armstrong was offside, but O’Brien behind him was not. Who knows what is and is not offside.
31′ – Thielemann’s diagonal finds Gerson off Miko, but his shot fails to make steady contact and Pickford collects the ball.
The Holt side laughed at Grealish’s sacrifice because he couldn’t win a corner in front of them.
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30′ – Villa are trying to get the ball out of their half, good pass from midfield but Taki does well to step up and cut the ball away.
The same move is repeated down the right, this time with Garner making an interception.
n26′ – Villa press and Tarkovsky passes the ball. Now the home side are passing the ball around easily in Everton’s half.
Everton cut a ball through the middle and Rohr broke away from the defence, he found Grealish cutting inside and his shot was blocked. Ball rolled out of the corner, but it wasn’t quick enough and Armstrong couldn’t control it under pressure from Cash, and it was a goal kick.
23′ – Buendia spins McNeil in midfield and breaks away, McNeil recovers but pulls him back, yellow card.
21′ – Buendia lost the ball in midfield, Everton launched an attack, and Barry’s cross was blocked from the right corner. McNeil collected the ball and hit it deep, Grealish volleyed the ball into the crowd and cleared.
Armstrong collected the ball from Bogarde and his through ball was wasted by Barry, whose first touch was not a good one.
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20′ – Nick Neil and Patterson combine on the right, the latter crosses in, Martinez receives the ball and Barry goes close.
19′ – Barry’s header crosses the penalty area and attempts to pass Cash’s header back to Martinez, but is given away for a corner kick. Everton had Garner on the left, Martinez pushed Grealish away as the ball was passed in, and Everton couldn’t get a decisive touch.
15 minutes – The home team’s ball possession rate is 67%-33%. McGinn is out due to a knee injury and will replace Ghaisan who has just returned from the African Cup of Nations.
10′ – Villa work around Everton’s press, looking for a deep pass to Watkins behind the backline, and the Blues remain disciplined for the time being.
Everton won the ball and attacked from the center, Rohr controlled the ball and luckily Mattson’s shot was directed at Pickford. He did have the ball for too long, which is unforgivable in the Premier League.
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7′ – The initial boos as Grealish gets the ball have died down.
Midfielder Ghana fouled and Villa got a free kick. The shot is shorter and Rodgers rushes into the penalty area, but Rohr makes a good clearance.
5′ – Patterson falls, allowing Buendia time to square off with Rodgers, who sends the ball over. Lucky.
1′ – Ghana Let’s begin. The most played matches in the history of England’s top flight.
postal! ! Oh my God, Everton are like that. Pickford pushed Garner’s ball forward and Barry’s knock fell to Rohr, who poked the ball past Martinez and the ball bounced off the upright!
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Starting lineup
everton – pretty much as expected, despite Coleman’s return to the matchday squad.
aston villa –
Game preview
Everton return to the Premier League this weekend, with the Blues looking to get things back on track after picking up just one point from two home games due to injury problems before being knocked out of the FA Cup last weekend.
The duo of Idrissa Guhay and Iliman Ndiaye are still away at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Senegal facing hosts Morocco in the final today. Tim Iroegbunam also joins the list with a groin injury. They will have Jack Grealish back from a red card suspension and he will return to the familiar ground at Villa Park where he made his name.
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Aston Villa are on an impressive winning streak and have climbed all the way up from a lowly 19th place to third when Everton faced them in the first month of the season, where they have been for weeks and now have the ability to leapfrog Manchester City into second place.
Competition details
competition: Premier League match week 22
Date and start time: Sunday, January 18, 8:30am (Pacific Time) / 11:30am (Eastern Time) / 4:30pm (BST)
stadium: Villa Park, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
capacity: 42,640
weather: 46°F/8°C, light rain, 25% chance of precipitation, wind 5 mph
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How to watch/listen
television: US Network, Telemundo – USA; Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Ultra HD – U.K; Fubo, DAZN Canada – CanadabeIN Sports HD 1, SuperSport Premier League ROA, SuperSport MaXimo 2, Star Sports Select 1
radio: Everton TV, BBC Radio 5 Live, SiriusXM FC
live streaming: Fubo, nbcsports.com, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Sky GO UK, ESPN Play Sur, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, RUSH, Jio Hotstar
Game thread: There will be a live blog for this match and our coverage will continue after the final whistle, including match recaps and reactions.
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last meeting
The two teams played a 0-0 match earlier this season at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Everton lost both legs to Villa last season, including a 2-3 defeat at Villa Park in September 2024. It was a heartbreaking game, with the Toffees leading 2-0 after just half an hour through goals from Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but the hosts leveled with Ollie Watkins’ brace and John Duran’s winner.
