Unai Emery had never lost four successive games in his top flight managerial career and an incisive second-half display from Aston Villa, ignited by the Spaniard’s introduction of Emi Buendía, ensured that unwanted blemish was avoided at Goodison Park. The contrast in front of goal was stark as Everton, toothless yet again, returned to the relegation zone.
Sean Dyche’s side improved on their previous outing at home to Leeds but without the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin or the reinforcements they so desperately needed in January, they lacked the quality to turn pressure and promise into genuine threat. Neal Maupay and Everton’s supporting cast toiled whereas Ollie Watkins was menacing throughout and broke the deadlock from the penalty spot. Substitute Buendía sealed the win with a fine individual strike as Villa ended their own worrying sequence of defeats.
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