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Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
And Villa nearly grab a third!
Jacob Ramsey drives forward and curls just wide. It looked in from here.
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Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
And Villa nearly grab a third!
Jacob Ramsey drives forward and curls just wide. It looked in from here.
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Andy Rudd: So Konsa is rewarded for basically cheating by pulling Gray back and getting away with it, and Digne is punished for not doing the same. Digne clearly should have just dragged him down.
Lucas Digne (own goal)
Two goals in three minutes for Villa!
From the corner, Leon Bailey whips in a glorious ball towards the near post, Everton skipper Lucas Digne rises at the near post and can only flick the ball into his own net.
Villa doing to Everton what Everton did to Burnley on Monday.
Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
Now Villa Park comes to life, finally.
The home fans are in full cheer and Matty Cash is looking for a quick-fire second but his shot is blocked.
Matty Cash
JACKPOT! KERCHINGGGGG!
Matty Cash is on the money for Aston Villa, bagging his first goal for the club in sublime fashion.
The full-back makes a marauding run down the right, is picked out by Ezri Konsa with a ball in behind and smashes a left-footed finish past the reach of Asmir Begovic and high into the net.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
And the in form Demarai Gray nearly breaks the deadlock, opening up his body and curling agonisingly wide from 10 yards out.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Sub Andre Gomes almost creates an opening by gliding in a cross but it is out of the reach of Andros Townsend and sails out of play.
Someone needs to inject some life into this game.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
An Everton change sees Andre Gomes replace Salomon Rondon.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Tyrone Mings looks to flick a finish in but sends it wide.
Would have been goal of the season if that went in.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Here comes the creative change for Villa, all those asking for it have their wish.
Leon Bailey enters the action in place of Matt Targett on the hour mark.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Better from Everton, showing a bit more urgency.
The main man Demarai Gray feeding the run of Alex Iwobi but the ex-Arsenal man is off balance and cannot get a clean hit on the shot.
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Buendia, Traore, Young, El Ghazi, Bailey, Archer... there is more creativity on the Villa bench than on the pitch. Jack who?
Matt, Villan in Leeds
Re: Stephen, Birmingham @18:40. Au contraire. The creativity now plays for Man City.
Andy, Sutton Coldfield
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Now Andros Townsend almost hits the corner flag with a cross from the right flank.
That was wild.
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Andy Rudd: Referee has absolutely bottled that, Gray spins Konsa, is pulled back and he is the last man….. not even a foul? Nevermind a card. Absolutely ridiculous decision!
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Re. Niall at 18:34 - That's very hurtful to we optimists in Norfolk.
Tim in Mundesley
Having ones title hopes written off so early is always hard to take. Continue to dare to dream, Tim... dare to dream!
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Andros Townsend scored a worldie on Monday and is now just going to have shots from anywhere and everywhere for the rest of the season isn't he?
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Ironic cheers from the Toffees faithful as Everton are given a free-kick but Andros Townsend smacks it against the wall.
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Ramsey is a good player with a great future but we have better players on the bench. Get Bailey or Traore on soon and let's skin their fullbacks rather than watching Gray and Townsend skin ours!!
Chris
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
The refereeing today...!
Ezri Konsa drags back Demarai Gray on the edge of the box, the Everton player is nearly flung out of the stadium but Craig Pawson says "nothing wrong with that" and tells them to play on.
That wouldn't have been allowed in a match between St Helens and Wigan.
Aston Villa 0-0 Everton
Matt Targett with a cross which is nodded on by Ollie Watkins towards Danny Ings, but Yerry Mina comes in with a flying header to clear the danger.