Premier League football returns to Villa Park this weekend as Aston Villa host Everton on Sunday afternoon. Unai Emery’s side were heavily beaten by Newcastle in their opening campaign of the…
Aston Villa were humiliated by Newcastle in their opening gameIn Everton’s first game of the season against Fulham, Ashley Young became the Toffees’ oldest outfield Premier League player since Richard Gough in 2001, who was 39. Young has more Premier League assists at Villa Park than any other player , with one of those coming as an opposition player for Man Utd in 2014-15.
Neal Maupay had the joint-most shots , the most shots on target and registered a higher xG than any Everton player in their 1-0 defeat to Fulham. Maupay has now failed to score in his last 26 Premier League appearances, attempting 29 shots and having an xG of 5 across those games. Everton had an xG of 2.73 in their 1-0 defeat to Fulham, their second-highest expected goals total in a Premier League game under Sean Dyche. It was the highest expected goals tally by a team who failed to score since Newcastle against Crystal Palace in September 2022 .
Everton lost 1-0 to Fulham last Saturday in their first Premier League game of the season. The Toffees lost their first two games last season, last starting a league season with two defeats in back-to-back campaigns in 1955-56 and 1956-57.
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