aston villa 2 v everton 1

 

 

 

 

The first home game of the season and it's a blisteringly hot day. Our match up against Everton pits two pointless teams against each other. 

 

A Villa victory is secured by two great goals, the first by Danny Ing who takes a touch and unleashes a blistering shot, the second by Emi Buendia following a surging run and a one-two with Ollie Watkins.

 

It's tight at the end though as Lucas Digne concedes an own-goal and Villa fans sit on their hands for what seems an eternity of added time.

 

 

 

aston villa 2 v everton 0

It's a balmy Friday evening at Villa Park and Sky Sports are here to see us take on Everton,  a talented and well-coached team seeking to break into the Premiership top six. After two defeats in our first two games this is an important match for us.

It's a near sell-out crowd again and in full voice too!  The plucky boys in claret and blue are cheered onto the pitch and it's not long before ecstatic celebrations greet the first goal for Wesley, our new Brazilian striker. Captain Jack Grealish takes a cheekily quick free kick enabling Jota to place a perfectly placed pass in the path of Wesley. His shot hits the back of the net and the crowd are on their feet!

The second half is more tense. Everton press forward time and again but our defence holds good despite a few near misses. And then, four and a half minutes into injury time Anwar El Ghazi pounces on a John McGinn pass to slot home the second. Everton barely have time to restart before the whistle goes and it's our first three points of the season!