ARTA – David Moyes will return to the reserve bench at Liverpool’s Goodison Park Stadium for the first time in 12 years when Everton host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday January 15. The former Everton manager was just named as Sean Dyche’s replacement last weekend to undergo his second spell as Toffees manager. He made it his first duty to ease the club’s poor record against Villa.
Thursday January 9 became one of the strangest days in the history of Everton, which in recent years has been filled with many difficult moments. With the club’s position only one point above the downgrade zone, Dyche was sacked five days after a 0–1 defeat to Bournemouth, and just three hours before the FA Cup match against Peterboright United, although Dyche had led a workout that day.
Everton, Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman, took charge of the side that evening, where the Toffees progressed to the fourth round with a less convincing 2-0 victory. However, the signs of Dyche’s dismissal are clear, where his team failed to register a single accurate shot on target in Vitality in their last match.
Everton have only won three matches this season and scored 15 goals in the Premier League, only better than Southampton. Dyche left Everton with a record 26 wins from 84 matches, including just one victory in his last 11 matches, namely a 4-0 win over Wolves in early December.
Moyes has now returned to end Everton’s poor record against Aston Villa. Everton last won against Villa in the Premier League in 2016, losing eight in their last 11 league matches. Although they won at Villa Park in last season’s EFL Cup, Everton blew a 2-0 lead and lost a league encounter last September.
on the other hand, Villa find themselves in a difficult situation when it comes to their away performances. They suffered five consecutive defeats, hitting at least two goals in each game. However, a score at Goodison Park gave Villa a sense of confidence, going undefeated in the last five visits and undefeated in the last three games.
Unai Emery also tried to avoid a poor record, as another defeat would extend their longest losing streak since his downgrade in the 2015-16 season. However, Villa are still in contention in the last four, dropping just four points against inconsistent Chelsea and two points against Manchester City.
Villa have played two matches since the turn of the year and have won both, recording 2-1 team wins over Leicester City and West Ham United, with the latter coming in the FA Cup on Friday. However, Emery realized that his team needs to improve their performance, especially with the number of important matches this month.
ar against Everton, who are now under new management, is a very different challenge, before facing Arsenal this weekend and finishing the Champions League stage against Monaco and Celtic.
-both teams had enough preparation time after winning the FA Cup third round before the weekend. For Everton, Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Seamus Coleman who are not involved in the Peterborough game are likely to return. James Garner is also expected to be able to play after several months out with a back injury, while Iroegbunam’s side take another week to recover.
However, Armandos Broja’s injury nightmare continued after he had to be pushed off the field with a wrapped knee in the last match. It is possible that this will be his last appearance in an Everton uniform.
Aston Villa will once again be bolstered by Jhon Duran after suffering a suspension. Given his performance before the red card at Newcastle United, Duran will likely replace Oppie Watkins as the display end. However, Ross Barkley was guaranteed an absence after suffering a gunshot injury in the game against West Ham. Paulo Torres was also unable to play in the backline, and Diego Carlos is suspected of having a leg injury. Additionally, Jaden Philogene will leave the club immediately to join Ipswich Town.
With new managers on both sides, this match promises an interesting duel at Goodison Park. Everton will hope that Moyes can start his steps with a positive result, while Villa will fight to stop their poor trend in the late game. Will Moyes bring luck to the Toffees, or will Villa extend their good record at Goodison Park? Wait for the results!
manov (4-2-3-1):Pickford; Young,urkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndaye; Calvert-Lewin
Aston Villa (4-3-3): Martinez; cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Onana, Tielemans; Baisu, Duran, Rogers
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