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This artistic picture of Villa Park was taken a couple of hours ago. It's a different scene now. It's absolutely throwing it down. 

In the away end there's an Everton fan wearing blue swimming trunks. Of course there is.

In the Villa end one fan wears a shirt which reads 'Proud History. No Future. Lerner Out'.

The natives are restless...

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Remi Garde says Aston Villa's relegation battle is causing him sleepless nights., external

"I’m not sleeping very well as you can guess," says the Frenchman, who has seen his side win twice in his 16 Premier League games in charge.

“Between the two games [Stoke and Everton] there is little time but I try to do my best in my position.”

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Walkout protests appear all the rage these days... and there's another planned at Villa Park tonight after 74 minutes.

With their team bottom of the table, eight points from safety and only three Premier League wins all season, fans plan a protest at owner Randy Lerner.

Supporters intend to stage the 'Out the Door on '74', external campaign in the next three Premier League home games against Everton, Tottenham and Chelsea.

Jermaine Jenas
Ex-Spurs & England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

"This takeover will give Everton more power to spend in the market and they won't have any excuses now. The new investor will bring cash to the table and he will want results. He will want them chasing the Champions League."

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

The announcement that Farhad Moshiri is to be Everton's new major shareholder ends a decade-long search for investment by chairman Bill Kenwright.  

There will be some major items on the new Everton owner's agenda when he settles to his task, namely the next move on whether the club moves ground or considers redeveloping Goodison Park - and also how to keep the club's most coveted players, with top scorer Romelu Lukaku and England pair John Stones and Ross Barkley expected to attract serious interest this summer.

For Everton, however, they will hope Moshiri's arrival will finally provide them with the financial power they have lacked to threaten the elite at the top of the Premier League.

Decent away following from Merseyside at Villa Park...

John Roder
Match of the Day commentator at Villa Park

"Both Aston Villa and Everton are approaching a new era - Villa fans are resigned to seeing their team play next season in the Championship, while Everton supporters will be keenly waiting for developments following new investment into the club

"A group of Villa supporters are planning a walkout, external late in this match to protest at the way the club is being run. There was an unscheduled rehearsal in the 6-0 defeat by Liverpool at Villa's last home fixture."

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan makes his first Premier League start for Aston Villa since 2 January - one of four changes from the side that lost 2-1 at Stoke City on Saturday.

Also back for the bottom club are defenders Micah Richards and Ciaran Clark, as well as forward Jordan Ayew.

Aston Villa XI: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Lescott, Cissokho, Bacuna, Westwood, Gueye, Ayew, Agbonlahor.

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Kevin Mirallas returns to the Everton side in place of Tom Cleverley, who is ill. That's the only change from the side that started their last game, the 2-0 win over Bournemouth in the FA Cup on 20 February.

Everton XI: Joel, Coleman, Oviedo, Funes Mori, Jagielka, Barry, McCarthy, Lennon, Mirallas, Barkley, Lukaku.

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Roberto Martinez - in charge at Goodison Park since June 2013 - admits Everton's new investment means he is under increasing pressure to deliver results - and silverware.

The Toffees, without a major trophy since 1995, are in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup but their league form this season is disappointing.

They start at rock-bottom Aston Villa closer to the relegation zone than a Champions League spot.

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New investment, new expectations, new pressure on Roberto Martinez?

Everton fans are hoping Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri's muti-million pound injection is the start of an exciting new chapter in the history of the Toffees.

The Goodison Park messageboards are awash with chatter about a new stadium, new players and keeping hold of prized assets like Ross Barkley, John Stones and Romelu Lukaku.

But can Martinez keep his job?