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.
Marcus Rashford strikes in stoppage time as Man Utd snatch victory over West Ham
Super-sub Marcus Rashford struck a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Manchester United broke West Ham hearts and lifted the roof off Old Trafford.
In the Carabao Cup earlier in the season David Moyes led the Hammers to their first win at the Red Devils since 2007 and he looked set to leave with a potentially vital point in the race for Champions League qualification.
But United dug deep and secured victory with virtually the last kick of the game as Edinson Cavani crossed for fellow substitute Rashford to score in front of a rocking Stretford End to seal a 1-0 win.
Marcus Rashford strikes in stoppage time as Man Utd snatch victory over West Ham
Edinson Cavani crossed for fellow substitute Rashford to score in front of a rocking Stretford End.
Southampton vs Man City
Southampton’s current seven-match unbeaten home league streak is their longest since a run of nine between March and October 2016.
Their only defeat in 10 home league fixtures this season came against Wolves in September and they have won their last two Premier League home games against sides starting the day top of the table, having beaten Everton and Liverpool last season.
Southampton vs Man City
Manchester City have won eight of the 10 most recent league meetings between the teams. Southampton earned a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture but haven’t avoided defeat in both league encounters in a season since 2002-03.
GOAL! Brentford 1 - 2 Wolves⚽️
Ruben Neves sends Wolves back in front against Brentford! Nelson Semedo flashes the ball across to Rayan Ait-Nouri who pulls the ball back to the edge of the box for Joao Moutinho. He sets up Neves who slots it home, picking out the bottom right hand corner.
Southampton vs Man City
Reaction to come from Marcus Rashford’s last minute winner at Old Trafford but looking forward to the last game of the day here’s a reminder of the line-ups for Southampton vs Manchester City:
Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, S. Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Broja, Adams
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Foden, Grealish
Elsewhere in the Premier League
Newcastle United have also picked up a big three points against Leeds. Jonjo Shelvey scored the only goal of the game to lift Newcastle up to 18th. They are now just one point away from safety.
In the match at the Brentford Community Stadium, Wolves took the lead but Ivan Toney has equalised for the home team. There’s 20 minutes still to play in this match.
Man Utd 1 - 0 West Ham
Marcus Rashford wins it for Manchester United against West Ham.
Man Utd 1 - 0 West Ham
With the last kick of the game Manchester United win the match! Marcus Rashford comes on as a substitute and scores again. He’s got two goals in two games now and United are back in the top four. They leapfrog today’s opponents who drop into fifth ahead of tomorrow’s games.
Full-time: Man Utd 1 - 0 West Ham
90+4 mins: What a finish at Old Trafford! VAR took a look at the goal and by the slimmest of slim margins awards it to Manchester United! Marcus Rashford wins in at the death for the home side. A vital three points for Man Utd.
GOAL! Man Utd 1 - 0 West Ham (Rashford, 90+3)⚽️
90+3 mins: Marcus Rashford! Has he won it for Manchester United? It seems so! Alex Telles works the ball down the left wing and picks out Cristiano Ronaldo. The Red Devils sweep up the pitch with the ball coming to Anthony Martial. He feeds to to Edinson Cavani who squares the ball over to the back post and Rashford taps it home!
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