Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Liveupdated

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 11:48 EST
Comments
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.

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo has a snapshot save dby Alphonse Areola but he was offisde anyway.

Will we see a winning goal?

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:48

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

86 mins: West Ham win a corner and Jarrod Bowen curls it into the box. Tomas Soucek attacks the ball and wins the header. He guides it over to the back post but Michail Antonio can’t reach it and the ball bounces pas the post. Godd chance for West Ham to win it there but it wasn’t to be.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:46

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

83 mins: Anthony Martial is on for Manchester United. His first involvement sees him knock the ball across to Scott McTominay who lays it off for Diogo Dalot to have a shot from range. He connects well but smashes the effort high and wide. Edinson Cavani is on as well.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:42

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

80 mins: Raphael Varane and Michail Antonio both challenge for an aerial ball. Varane beats Antonio in the air and then lands awkwardly needing a bit of treatment from the physios. He’s okay to continue though.

10 minutes to go at Old Trafford.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:39

GOAL! Leeds 0-1 Newcastle⚽️

What a huge goal this could turn out to be! Jonjo Shelvey finds the bottom corner with a fine strike and Newcastle take the lead at Elland Road with 15 minutes to play. It’ll be a massive three points for Newcastle if they can see this game out.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:37

GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Wolves⚽️

The first goal of the 3pm kick offs has come at the Brentford Community Stadium. It’s come in the 48th minute after a lengthy delay and Joao Moutinho has blasted one in from the edge of the box. Wolves lead!

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:36

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

75 mins: West Ham look the more likely team to score now. They’re working the ball into the wide areas but can’t pick out a good final pass. Bowen’s cross in from the right is headed clear by Dalot but the Hammers recover the ball in midfield.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:34

Southampton vs Man City: Line-ups

Lets look ahead to the 5.30pm kick where Southampton take on Manchester City. Here are the two starting line-ups:

Southampton XI:

Man City XI:

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:32

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

70 mins: Bowen and Rice stand over a free kick as David De Gea attempts to get his wall in the right position. Bowen swings it into the penalty area but Manchester United deal with it well.

20 minutes to go at Old Trafford but stil nothing to separate the teams. One goal would probably win this game.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:29

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

67 mins: Scott McTominay takes the ball into the West Ham box and has a shot deflected. Ronaldo is beaten to the ball and West Ham send it clear with a pass up to Bowen. He goes on a fantastic run driving to the box through midfield shaking off tackles on the way. There’s too many Manchester United men in front of him though and he’s eventually dispossessed by Mason Greenwood in the penalty area.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 16:26

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in