On the 1st of May, in this week 34 match, Aston Villa will travel to Liverpool to battle Everton in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Everton sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Arsenal. Bernd Leno scored the first goal for Everton on an own goal in the 76th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Arsenal was frustrated by Everton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Everton ended the match with the shutout victory. Everton is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Aston Villa is fresh off their 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Anwar El Ghazi struck first for Aston Villa in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, but Matheus Pereira got the equalizer for West Bromwich Albion in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Aston Villa won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Aston Villa, their top scorers are Trezeguet and Ollie Watkins, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Everton’s most prolific scorer has been Gylfi Sigurðsson. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Carlo Ancelotti’s squad will be without Abdoulaye Doucouré, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, André Gomes, Bernard, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Jordan Pickford, while Dean Smith’s Aston Villa squad will be without Trezeguet, Wesley and Jack Grealish.