Analysis: Everton pay for missed chances

Everton and their supporters were left frustrated after dominating Aston Villa on Saturday but failing to turn superiority into another three points.

Beto is an honest trier as a striker and his attitude cannot be faulted, but he falls short of the class Everton require to turn the creation of Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye into consistent end product.

The gifted pair probed throughout, with Beto holding his head in anguish when he wasted that big early chance, while Grealish's cross twice created chances for Michael Keane, his first header saved superbly by Emiliano Martinez. The defender could not stretch enough to turn in a second opportunity.

Everton, despite only securing a point, can take heart from the manner in which they exerted control over Villa, with 20 shots to six, that lack of finishing adding to the frustration around Hill Dickinson Stadium, although that was aimed mainly at referee Simon Hooper in a stop-start game.

It is also a sign of raised expectations at Everton that a draw was not regarded as satisfying result, but there was plenty to encourage manager David Moyes.