Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa and Everton take on each other in a highly-anticipated Premier League game at Villa Park. The Villans aim to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Chelsea, with the team eyeing their second win of the season. New Man City ace Jack Grealish has been sorely missed at the start of the season, and, no doubt, Aston Villa will find it hard to secure yet another Premier League survival. All Trezeguet, Davis, Philogene-Bidace, and Chukwuemeka remain in the recovery room.
The Toffees, on the other hand, made a flying start to the season, with the team beating the likes of Southampton, Brighton, and Burnley, while sharing the spoils with Leeds United. Everton have been in a much better form of late than Villa, and we predict that the visitors will prove their worth on the field. In Calvert-Lewin’s absence (injury), Brazil international Richarlison will lead the line for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Everton):
Everton are one of the two Merseyside giants that were formed back in 1878, with the club holding a long-standing rivalry with Liverpool. Everton have participated in the English top flight for a record 113 seasons, with the team competing in the English second tier in just four campaigns.
The Toffees play their home matches at Goodison Park, the stadium that was opened in 1892. Everton have won the national championship nine times, with the team winning their last domestic trophy back in 1987.
The Toffees have clinched five FA Cup trophies as well and it has to be noted that a victory over Manchester United in the 1994/1995 FA Cup final helped the team win their last title in the prestigious competition. Everton and Liverpool face each other in the Merseyside derby and the clash between the two local rivals has been called the Merseyside derby since 1955.
In the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign Everton were hammered by Liverpool (0-4) at Anfield.