Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Aston Villa vs Everton – Lineups & Match Details

Everton beat Aston Villa 1-0. Goals: T. Barry (59'). Aston Villa had 63% possession against Everton's 37%. Shots on target: 5-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 18 January 2026

Aston VillaAston Villa

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

EvertonEverton

Referee: Tony Harrington, England

Lineups

Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
M. Cash2M. CashD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
P. Torres14P. TorresD
I. Maatsen22I. MaatsenD
L. Bogarde26L. BogardeM
Y. Tielemans8Y. TielemansM
J. McGinn7J. McGinnM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

40M. BizotG
64J. WrightG
3V. LindelofD
12L. DigneD
16A. GarciaD
5T. MingsD
53G. HemmingsM
29E. GuessandF
20J. Jimoh-AlobaM
EvertonEverton4-2-3-1
J. Pickford1J. PickfordG
N. Patterson2N. PattersonD
J. Tarkowski6J. TarkowskiD
J. O'Brien15J. O'BrienD
V. Mykolenko16V. MykolenkoD
M. Rohl34M. RohlM
J. Garner37J. GarnerM
D. McNeil7D. McNeilM
H. Armstrong45H. ArmstrongM
J. Grealish18J. GrealishM
T. Barry11T. BarryF

Substitutes

12M. TraversG
31T. KingG
9BetoF
20T. DiblingM
23S. ColemanD
39A. AznouD
64R. WelchD
73E. CampbellD

Match Events

18'S

J. McGinn

Substitution 1

23'Y

D. McNeil

47'Y

J. Garner

56'Y

L. Bogarde

59'G

T. Barry

73'S

I. Maatsen

Substitution 2

73'S

L. Bogarde

Substitution 3

84'S

T. Barry

Substitution 1

Statistics

Aston Villa
63%37%
Everton
1.44Expected Goals (xG)0.51
18Total Shots9
5Shots on Target3
6Corners4
15Fouls13
1Offsides4
88Pass Accuracy (%)78
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Aston Villa host Everton on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at Villa Park. The kick-off time is 16:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Aston Villa go into the match 5th in the table; Everton sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Aston Villa have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Everton have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Sept 2025: Aston Villa 0-0 Everton; 15 Jan 2025: Aston Villa 1-0 Everton; 14 Sept 2024: Aston Villa 3-2 Everton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Everton beat Aston Villa 1-0. Everton replied with T. Barry 59'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 59 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Aston Villa held 63% of the ball against 37% for Everton. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 1.44 for Aston Villa, 0.51 for Everton.

Verdict

Everton take the three points; Aston Villa look at a thin night for the home crowd. Aston Villa sat 5th and Everton 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.