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- Aston Villa registered the first win of the season with a 4-0 hammering of Everton
- Everton are already looking like contenders for a relegation battle following consecutive losses
- Everton are still searching for their first league goal of the campaign
Aston Villa player ratings: A brilliant performance for first win
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Emi Martinez 7/10 – A brave performance to stop Calvert-Lewin early in the first half
Pau Torres 8/10 – Offered a constant threat going forward
Ezri Konsa 7/10 – Made very little in the form of errors
Lucas Digne 7/10 – Able to offer a threat in advanced areas aside from being decent in possession
Matty Cash 7/10 – Very solid performance from Cash in the back three
John McGinn 8/10 – Picked up his first home goal in almost 2 years with an impressive display
Leon Bailey 9/10 – Along with the strong defensive performances, Leon Bailey also grabbed a goal
Boubacar Kamara 8/10 – Solid shield for the defensive three
Douglas Luiz 8/10 – Picked up his first goal of the campaign with a solid penalty
Ollie Watkins 7/10 – Constant pressure on the Everton backline
Moussa Diaby 7/10 – A big threat for the Midlands outfit in the final third
Substitutes:
Youri Tielemans 7/10 – A decent display in the middle of the park after coming on as a substitute
Philippe Coutinho 7/10 – A short cameo that was brought to an end by a hamstring injury
Diego Carlos 6/10 – Played a crucial role to stop Neal Maupay from scoring a goal
Jhon Duran 7/10 – Took advantage of Ashley Young’s error to get his first goal for Villa
Cameron Archer 6/10 – Replaced substitute Philippe Coutinho late on
Everton player ratings: Problems throughout for Sean Dyche
Jordan Pickford 5/10 – Poor goalkeeping all-around including giving away a penalty
Ashley Young 4/10 – Made a critical error that led to Duran’s second-half goal
James Tarkowski 5/10 – Poor marking throughout the match
Nathan Patterson 6/10 – Dispossessed on a couple of occasions but hard-working
Micheal Keane 4/10 – Very poor defending that led to a goal from a set-piece situation
Idrissa Gueye 5/10 – Unable to help out his defenders on numerous occasions
Abdoulaye Doucoure 5/10 – Very little in the way of midfield strength
James Garner 6/10 – Had a decent passing rate in the middle of the park
Amadou Onana 5/10 – Offered little help to the backline against a constant onslaught
Alex Iwobi 5/10 – Went off injured in a wretched afternoon
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 5/10 – Injury forced out a big threat for Everton
Substitutes:
Neal Maupay 5/10 – Offered very little after coming on as a substitute
Lewis Dobbin 6/10 – Tried to make a decent impact after being introduced at half-time
Arnaut Danjuma 6/10 – Decent impact after substituting Calvert-Lewin
Tyler Onyango 5/10 – Came as a late substitute
Aston Villa vs Everton match summary and highlights
Aston Villa bounced back from the loss against Newcastle in the opening game to crash Aston Villa 4-0 in their first home game of the campaign. Unai Emery would be delighted to see plenty of positive performances from his players, who had been criticised quite heavily after the big loss to Newcastle. It was a Villa show from the first whistle, as the home team were creating chances from the start. After grabbing the opener through John McGinn, Villa were quickly up 2-0 after Douglas Luiz converted his penalty in the 24th minute.
The game was made safe in the second half when Leon Bailey picked up his goal of the afternoon while Ashley Young made a catastrophic error – for someone of his experience – to allow Duran to come up with a goal in the 75th minute. The loss keeps Everton at the bottom of the table and they are one of the five teams yet to pick up any point so far this season.
Man of the match: Leon Bailey
Leon Bailey was able to form a strong pivot in the middle of the park with Moussa Diaby. The duo, who have played with each other at Bayer Leverkusen, barely provided a look-in for Everton throughout the 90 minutes. The midfielder provided the crucial assist for John McGinn to open the scoring after a brilliant run down the penalty box. Apart from being able to contribute a goal in his appearance, Leon Bailey also provided a strong defensive display in the game.
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