Everton vs Aston Villa preview: Prediction, team news, lineups & how to watch

Aston Villa will travel to Merseyside to take on Everton at Goodison Park. Unai Emery’s side is having a dream run in the Premier League as they are in the second position in the league table. Against Everton, Villa is yet to lose in their last five games winning all of them. For Sean Dyche’s side, the season has been a topsy-turvy one. After getting points division, they are slowly creeping up to avoid relegation. However, a hat-trick of losses in the Premier League has brought them to the brink of the relegation zone in the league table. Thus, this game will be interesting to watch. So, here is the Everton vs Aston Villa preview with prediction, team news, lineups, & how to watch.

Everton vs Aston Villa preview

Let’s begin the Everton vs Aston Villa preview with how to watch this Premier League match…

How to watch Everton vs Aston Villa on TV

• Date: Sunday 14 January 2024

• Time: 14:00 (GMT)

• Venue: Goodison Park

• TV channels/live stream: UK – TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App, Radio BBC Live, US – NBC, Peacock Premium, Telemundo, Canada – FuboTV

Everton team news

Sean Dyche will miss the service of Dwight McNeil due to an ankle injury in the last game. Ashley Young also suffered a knock and Idrissa Gueye is unavailable due to national duties. Dele Alli couldn’t recover in time for this game. Due to McNeil’s injury, Danjuma will have to start and thus, he will not be able to exit Everton.

Aston Villa team news

Unai Emery will miss only one player due to national duties and his game is Bertrand Traore. Apart from him, Buendia, Mings, and Digne are also out injured. Along with them, Olsen, Torres, and Tielemans are unavailable for selection in this game for Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins are set to return in the starting lineup.

Everton vs Aston Villa predicted lineups

• Everton predicted lineup: (Formation: 4-5-1) Pickford Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Onana, Garner, Harrison, Danjuma; Calvert-Lewin

• Aston Villa predicted lineup: (Formation: 4-2-3-1) Martinez, Cash, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno; Luiz, Dendoncker, McGinn; Ramsey, Watkins, Bailey.

Everton vs Aston Villa score prediction

Aston Villa is a team that is full of confidence. The opposite can be said about their opponent in this game, Everton. However, as the game is in Goodison Park, the Toffees will have the support from their fans. But, the Villans are looking too strong for Everton. So, our prediction for this Premier League game will be Everton 1-2 Aston Villa.   

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