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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 10:51 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.

Elsewhere in the Premier League

Leeds vs Newcastle go into half-time with the game goalless as well but there’s been a strange development at the Brentford Community Stadium.

Brentford’s game against Wolves was suspended due to a rogue drone flying over the stadium. The teams were taken off the pitch for around 10-15 minutes and are now just coming back out.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:51

Half-time: Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

45 mins: Scott McTominay takes the ball off Manuel Lanzini as he brings it into the box and looks to shoot. It’s a solid last ditch tackle from the covering midfielder who clears the lines and waits for the half-time whistle.

Nothing to separate the teams at the break.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:49

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

42 mins: Jarrod Bowen has been pretty quiet so far and that’s in part down to the solidness of Manchester United’s backline. He tries to weave past Alex Telles but the left-back gets enough of the ball to win possession. He plays it up to Fred who sends a pass out to Greenwood. It’s a poor one though and goes out of play.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:46

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

39 mins: Diogo Dalot tries to force his way into the box as he shoulders past Kurt Zouma. The ball comes loose and Declan Rice is back to mop up and work the ball away for West Ham.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:42

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

36 mins: Chance! Ronaldo thinks he should have a penalty as the ball comes in to hims from the left. He’s clipped by Kurt Zouma and goes down easily after turning the ball towards goal. Alphonse Areola grabs hold of the ball at the near post as VAR checks the incident. Ronaldo seems to go down too easily and there’s no penalty awarded.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:39

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

33 mins: Manchester United’s possession isn’t transferring into chances, neither are West Ham’s attempts to come forward on the counterattack.

Diogo Dalot swings a cross in from the right side but can’t pick out Elanga’s run from the left and the ball bounces out for a goal kick.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:37

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

30 mins: Aaron Cresswell drives into the space on the left wing and looks to swing a cross into the box. Bruno Fernandes tracks back to help out Diogo Dalot and shrugs Cresswell off the ball. Good tackle from the midfielder. He turns the ball back towards the West Ham area and drives into the middle of the pitch.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:33

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

27 mins: There hasn’t been any goals from the Premier League games so for and it’s been a slow start to the afternoon. Bruno Fernandes has the ball nicked off him on the edge of the West Ham box by Declan Rice who then clears his lines.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:30

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

24 mins: Dalot and Ronaldo both send half-chances off target as Man Utd continue to threaten the West Ham goal. The Hammers need a spell on the ball, they give it away in midfield and Bruno Fernandes brings the ball under control. He attempts to slot Mason Greenwood free down the right but underhits the pass and Aaron Cresswell intercepts.

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:27

Man Utd 0 - 0 West Ham

21 mins: Chance! Very close to the opening goal for Manchester United. Telles and Fred combine on the left wing but the left-back decides to play it inside to Fernandes instead of crossing the ball. Fernandes does send the ball into the box and curls an outswinging pass into the six-yard box. Ronaldo times his run perfectly to remain onside and leaps towards the ball. Any kind of touch will see him score but the ball just evades it and bounces wide of the back post!

Michael Jones22 January 2022 15:22

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