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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

Michael Jones
Saturday 22 January 2022 09:27 EST
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Emi Buendia on the ball for Villa
Emi Buendia on the ball for Villa (AP)

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.

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

90 mins: Time is running out for Everton to secure this equaliser. Aston Villa seem to have halted the home team’s momentum but there’s going to be five minutes of added time to play!

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:21

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

86 mins: Tyrone Mings is the latest player to see yellow for a tackle on Richarlison. That’s eight cards during the game now. Everton’s free kick is over on the inside left and Anthony Gordon goes for goal! There’s a deflection but Emi Martinez leaps across and smothers the ball at the near post.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:17

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

83 mins: Ben Godfrey goes in the book for a sliding tackle on Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa are managing the game well, trying to take the sting out of the Everton attack. They’re having probably their best period on the ball since the first half.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:14

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

80 mins: Another change for Aston Villa as Danny Ings comes on to replace Ollie Watkins for the final 10 minutes or so. John McGinn tackles Richarlison in the middle of the pitch but he’s got no options in front of him. He drives the ball out wide before eventually running out of room and kicking it out for an Everton throw in.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:10

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

78 mins: Anthony Gordon’s corner kick is headed out of the box by Lucas Digne but it bobbles up nicely for Demarai Gray to run onto a shot. He connects with the ball first time but leans back on the effort and hoofs the ball well over the goal.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:08

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

75 mins: Villa clear the free kick out of the box but Everton recover the ball and attack down the left again. Cash is called into the action and knocks the ball out for a throw in. The Toffees chuck it straight into the box and it’s Cash once again who heads the ball behind for a corner this time.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:07

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

73 mins: Carney Chukwuemeka is Steven Gerrard’s first Aston Villa change as Philippe Coutinho is replaced. The visitors have done nothing in Everton’s final third since the second half kicked off and are just hanging in here.

Richarlison is played in behind down the left and Matty Cash drags him back to give Everton a free kick. He picks up a yellow card for the effort too.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:05

Man Utd vs West Ham: Line-ups

Kicking off at 3pm, Manchester United take on West Ham United at Old Trafford. Here’s a look at the starting line-ups.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Telles, Fred, McTominay, Elange, Fernandes, Greenwood, Ronaldo

West Ham XI: Areola, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Lanzini, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:01

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

70 mins: How many chances to Everton need?! Yerry Mina has a good opportunity from a corner. He rises above everyone in the box and directs a headed chance over to the top left corner but the ball sneaks wide of the post!

Emi Martinez is then booked for taking too long to restart the game with his goal kick.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 14:00

Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa

68 mins: Chance! It’s been all Everton. Anthony Gordon flies down the right side and plays a one-two with Richarlison to get the ball over to the side of the box. He swings a great ball into the middle and Ezri Konsa misses it as he throws himself at the pass. The ball comes to Dominic Calvert-Lewin but he has to lunge to reach it and he can’t control his shot. It hits his leg and bounces over the goal!

Michael Jones22 January 2022 13:58

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