Everton vs Aston Villa

22 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emiliano Buendía 45+3’

Match summary

Aston Villa took a 1-0 win at Everton. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Emiliano Buendía put Aston Villa ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Lucas Digne.

Everton can feel hard done by, creating 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Aston Villa's 0.86 from 8.

Match stats

Everton Aston Villa
15 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 2
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.24 xG 0.86
1.24 Non-penalty xG 0.86
1 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Everton Aston Villa
Kick-off
45+3’
Emiliano Buendía
Assist: Lucas Digne0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Everton
  • Yerry Mina
  • Ben Godfrey
  • André Gomes
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin
  • Allan
Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Matthew Cash
  • Tyrone Mings
  • Danny Ings

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.86 45+3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-1 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.86 45+3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-1 Buendía 45+3’
Everton 1.24 xGAston Villa 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Everton attacking 
38’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 66’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 59’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 48’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Demarai Gray (Everton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Demarai Gray (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Demarai Gray (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Anthony Gordon (Everton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Yerry Mina (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Tyler Onyango (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 66’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 59’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 48’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Demarai Gray (Everton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Demarai Gray (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Ben Godfrey (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Demarai Gray (Everton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Anthony Gordon (Everton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Yerry Mina (Everton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Yerry Mina (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Tyler Onyango (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Richarlison (Everton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.041
Jonjoe Kenny DEF900 0.000.051
Yerry Mina DEF902 0.080.000
Mason Holgate DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Godfrey DEF902 0.120.000
Andros Townsend MID600 0.000.101
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID691 0.050.000
André Gomes MID550 0.000.000
Demarai Gray MID903 0.190.031
Richarlison FWD903 0.170.000
Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD902 0.560.122
Allan Sub350 0.000.041
Anthony Gordon Sub301 0.050.664
Tyler Onyango Sub211 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Everton win 35% Avg odds 2.75
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Aston Villa win 37% Avg odds 2.62

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Everton WLDLL
Aston Villa LWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 3-0 Everton, 18 Sep 21 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 Everton, 13 Aug 22  All Everton vs Aston Villa meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.