Team news
Everton midfielder Dwight McNeil has been ruled out for a seventh successive game due to a knee injury that has proved to be more serious than the club first thought.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Seamus Coleman are expected to be available despite missing the FA Cup win against Peterborough United, while Armando Broja awaits a further scan to determine the seriousness of an ankle injury.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is back in contention after sitting out the FA Cup win against West Ham due to a minor injury.
Ross Barkley will be sidelined for several weeks because of a calf injury sustained in that cup fixture, while John McGinn, Pau Torres and Diego Carlos remain out.
Jhon Duran returns from suspension, as Morgan Rogers did for the cup tie.
New signing Donyell Malen did not join Villa in time to be involved on Wednesday.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Everton are winless in their last 11 Premier League games against Aston Villa, having won six of the previous eight meetings.
The Toffees took a 2-0 lead in the reverse fixture at Villa Park in September but eventually lost 3-2.
Villa are unbeaten in their past five Premier League visits to Goodison Park.
They can keep four successive clean sheets in a league match at Everton for the first time in their history.
Everton
Everton would be in the bottom three based on their form across the last 10 Premier League games. They have won just once and accumulated eight points.
Everton have failed to score in eight of their past 10 Premier League matches. They have netted three times overall from 119 shots and an expected goals total of 8.8.
The Toffees have scored a league-low seven goals from open play this season. They have only scored 15 goals in the Premier League in total, with only Southampton netting fewer.
They failed to register a shot on target for the second time this season in their most recent Premier League game at Bournemouth, following a goalless draw at Arsenal.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has failed to score in his last 15 Premier League outings, the second-longest run of his career after an 18-game spell between November 2023 and March 2024.
David Moyes won the final six home league fixtures of his first spell in charge at Everton in 2013. The match before that was a 3-3 draw with Aston Villa.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa are on a run of five successive Premier League away defeats, conceding at least twice each time. They haven't fared worse since losing their final seven games on the road in 2015-16.
Just 10 of Aston Villa's 32 points this season have come in away games.
Villa can open their top-flight campaign in a calendar year with two victories for the first time since winning their first three fixtures in 2009.
Unai Emery's side have conceded a goal from their opponent's first shot on target in 11 Premier League matches this season, more than any other team.
They have also conceded a league-high 11 goals after the 75th minute in the current campaign.
Villa and Leicester are the only sides yet to keep an away clean sheet in the top flight this season.
Emi Martinez is vying to become the first Aston Villa goalkeeper to keep four Premier League clean sheets at the same away ground.
Only Cole Palmer has made more successful through balls in the Premier League this season than Youri Tielemans' seven.
