Everton vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Buendia heads home Digne’s corner
Follow all the latest reaction from Goodison Park after Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa beat Duncan Ferguson’s Everton
Everton are taking Aston Villa at Goodison Park this afternoon as the Toffees begin life after Rafa Benitez. The Spanish manager was sacked following a dismal run of results which have left them 16th in the Premier League with only five wins all season, and it is down to caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson to arrest the slide while the club searches for a permanent replacement.
Villa meanwhile are enjoying life under Steven Gerrard, and victory today would lift them into the top half of the table at least temporarily before this afternoon’s matches. The obvious sub-plot is Gerrard vs Ferguson, two legends of Liverpool and Everton respectively going head to head on Merseyside. “I was surprised and shocked Rafa wanted to go and have a go at that job, with his legacy and his relationship with Liverpool,” Gerrard said this week. “Big Dunc will take the reins for this game and it’s quite obvious what type of reaction he’ll get. We need to be ready for that.”
Follow all the reaction from the Premier League game at Goodison Park below.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
18 mins: A cross from Alex Telles on the left is cleared out of the box by Declan Rice. Manchester United are having the better of things as we approach the 20 minute mark. Ronaldo holds on to the ball too long and Rice nips in to win it off him.
West Ham work the ball over to Dawson on the right and his pass down the wing is claimed by Maguire. It’s been a good start from the Man Utd captain.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
15 mins: David De Gea boots the ball over to the left wing and Elanga does brilliantly to keep the ball in play. He cuts it back into Fernandes who whips the ball out to Dalot on the right. Dalot can’t find a way into the box and slots it back to Fernandes. He flicks the ball up to Ronaldo who spins towards goal and has a shot blocked by Dawson.
The Hammers clear their lines and send the ball up to Michail Antonio. He turns away from Varane and drives at the Man Utd penalty area but Harry Maguire sweeps across and times his tackle well to dispossess the West Ham forward.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
12 mins: David Moyes is waving his arms wildly on the sidelines issuing instructions to his team as they defend the corner kick. Man Utd take over possession and knock is slowly around the midfield before playing it through the middle with a pass to Ronaldo. He gives it to Elanga but the youngster is forced back by the West Ham defenders.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
9 mins: Bruno Fernandes is brought down by Vladimir Coufal just outside the West Ham box after the midfielder nicks the ball off the West Ham defender.
Man Utd’s free kick is taken by Cristiano Ronaldo who blasts a shot straight into the wall. West Ham scrmable to clear their lines but can only send the ball behind for a corner.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
6 mins: Aaron Cresswell sends a throw in to Pablo Fornals who’s tackled quickly by Greenwood deep in Man Utd’s own half. Another throw in comes to Michail Antonio who gets tackled by Diogo Dalot. He feeds it up to Bruno Fernandes who drives down the right side before switching the play across the pitch. Jarrod Bowen spots the play early and intercepts the ball. He carries it into the box but gets stopped by a heavy tackle from Harry Maguire.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
3 mins: Declan Rice goes on a driving run into the box and has a shot blocked by Raphael Varane.
Chance! West Ham knock the ball back to Craig Dawson who sends a poor pass into the feet of Bruno Fernandes. Man Utd fly up the pitch with Fernandes slipping the ball across to Mason Greenwood. He brings it into the box and cuts onto his left foot. Kurt Zouma holds his ground and blocks the shot when it comes. Good defending.
Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham
Kick off: West Ham take control of the ball early on. Alex Telles tracks Jarrod Bowen all the way into the middle of the pitch as West Ham attempt to work the ball into the box from the right side. Telles is too forceful in his tackle and gives away an early free kick.
Man Utd vs West Ham
Here come the teams. Manchester United will move into the top four if they can beat West Ham today. The Hammers meanwhile would close the gap on Chelsea to four points if they pick up all three points.
Man Utd vs West Ham
Only Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah have contributed more Premier League assists this season than Jarrod Bowen’s seven. However, Bowen has only scored three goals in his 43 top-flight away appearances.
Man Utd vs West Ham
No side has scored more goals from corners since the start of 2020 in the Premier League than West Ham, with 24.
There have been 71 goals scored in West Ham’s Premier League matches this season, a tally beaten only by games involving Liverpool.
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