{"id":415722,"date":"2026-01-18T22:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/415722\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T22:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:47:12","slug":"aston-villa-0-1-everton-premier-league-as-it-happened-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/415722\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened | Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Match report: Ben Fisher is at Villa Park and has all the details. Read on \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d290e8f08ea50a5d432de#block-696d290e8f08ea50a5d432de\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIt\u2019s my job,\u201d smiles Thierno Barry when he\u2019s asked by Sky Sports about his goalscoring form. He says he was \u201cattentive\u201d in reacting first when Emi Mart\u00ednez fumbled Dwight McNeil\u2019s shot for the winning goal. He gives the man of the match award to James Garner and jokes \u201cmaybe he\u2019ll give it to me one day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d28848f089bd7efd0ad44#block-696d28848f089bd7efd0ad44\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye will be buoyed by that result as they prepare to take to the field in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Rob Smyth has updates from Senegal v Morocco:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d27f28f08fe8c0be1b60f#block-696d27f28f08fe8c0be1b60f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After all that, Arsenal have extended their lead at the top this weekend \u2013 from six to seven points. None of the top three won.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d25fc8f08fe8c0be1b604#block-696d25fc8f08fe8c0be1b604\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.30 EST<\/p>\n<p>Full time: Aston Villa 0-1 Everton<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Villa\u2019s run of 11 straight home wins comes to an end. Thierno Barry\u2019s winner was brilliantly taken but all of Villa\u2019s own making \u2013 Pau Torres gave it away and Emi Mart\u00ednez fumbled the initial shot. Morgan Rogers had countless chances for Villa but wasn\u2019t clinical. Unai Emery\u2019s side stay third, seven points behind leaders Arsenal. David Moyes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> are up to 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Everton&#8217;s head coach David Moyes smiles after the match. Photograph: Dave Shopland\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d253f8f089bd7efd0ad31#block-696d253f8f089bd7efd0ad31\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.33 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">90+4 min: Buend\u00eda heads wide! Tielemans hits a cross into the box from deep and Buend\u00eda, from the edge of the box, glances it wide of Pickford\u2019s far post. That would\u2019ve been some header to score.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d25128f08fe8c0be1b5fb#block-696d25128f08fe8c0be1b5fb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">90+3 min: Rogers is the next to frustrate the home fans as he pulls down Garner for another free-kick. Textbook stuff from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a>. Villa win it back and launch an attack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d24ca8f08ea50a5d432b5#block-696d24ca8f08ea50a5d432b5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">90+2 min: McNeil wins a free-kick 35 yards out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> after a bit of head tennis in the Villa half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d248c8f08fe8c0be1b5f8#block-696d248c8f08fe8c0be1b5f8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">90+1 min: Tielemans overruns it and ploughs into Grealish, who wins the free-kick. More time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> to run down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d246c8f08fe8c0be1b5f5#block-696d246c8f08fe8c0be1b5f5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">90 min: Four added minutes for Villa to salvage something from this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d243a8f08ea50a5d432b4#block-696d243a8f08ea50a5d432b4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">89 min: Villa come again. Some nice feet from Rogers sets up Cash to cross but there\u2019s no one at the back post and Patterson heads away. Grealish wins a foul on halfway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d23f28f08fe8c0be1b5f4#block-696d23f28f08fe8c0be1b5f4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">88 min: Beto launches a one-man breakaway. He enters the area and is pressured by Hemmings, who slips and the ball eventually dribbles out for a goal-kick off Barry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d238e8f08fe8c0be1b5f1#block-696d238e8f08fe8c0be1b5f1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">86 min: More groans as Tielemans overhits a ball in behind for a goal-kick that Pickford launches long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d232b8f089bd7efd0ad29#block-696d232b8f089bd7efd0ad29\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">85 min: Groans from the home fans as Watkins skews a pass out for a throw.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d22fd8f08fe8c0be1b5ef#block-696d22fd8f08fe8c0be1b5ef\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">84 min: Mykolenko brings down Guessand in the Villa half, which allows David Moyes to make his first change. Beto comes on in place of goalscorer Barry. A straight swap up front. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> are taking their time with everything now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d22708f08fe8c0be1b5ed#block-696d22708f08fe8c0be1b5ed\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">82 min: Tielemans finds Digne down the Villa left. His cross is headed on by O\u2019Brien. Rogers helps it back in before Digne attempts an overhead kick that is tame and taken in by Pickford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d21f38f089bd7efd0ad20#block-696d21f38f089bd7efd0ad20\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">80 min: Rogers remains in the thick of it. He prods the ball through an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> defender\u2019s legs on the edge of the area and goes down wanting a foul. Buend\u00eda then turns away from McNeil and hits a left-footed shot into the Everton backline. Mart\u00ednez comes to sweep up when Barry chases a ball in behind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d21938f089bd7efd0ad1e#block-696d21938f089bd7efd0ad1e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">78 min: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> have a free-kick in a crossing position but Garner overhits it out for a goal-kick. Villa made a double change in that flurry of action \u2013 Digne and 18-year-old Hemmings on for Maatsen and Bogarde.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d210d8f089bd7efd0ad1b#block-696d210d8f089bd7efd0ad1b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">76 min: Villa finally break out of their half and McNeil plays a ball into Armstrong\u2019s path in the area. The youngster cuts it back from the byline but Barry is the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> player in the box and it\u2019s not near him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d209b8f089bd7efd0ad19#block-696d209b8f089bd7efd0ad19\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">74 min: Cash\u2019s delivery evades everyone and Pickford gathers it in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d20618f08ea50a5d432a2#block-696d20618f08ea50a5d432a2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">73 min: Konsa tries to flash a shot at goal but O\u2019Brien gets in the way. It\u2019s another Villa corner \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d20438f08ea50a5d432a0#block-696d20438f08ea50a5d432a0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">72 min: Outstanding save from Pickford! The resulting corner comes out to Rogers, who bends a shot towards the far top corner and Pickford tips it over at full stretch!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d200e8f08fe8c0be1b5df#block-696d200e8f08fe8c0be1b5df\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">71 min: More Villa shouts for handball. Rogers sends a bobbling cross in from the right, Cash might get something on it and it comes off O\u2019Brien, whose arms are by his sides. Patterson knocks the cross out for a corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1fcb8f08fe8c0be1b5db#block-696d1fcb8f08fe8c0be1b5db\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">70 min: More chances for Rogers! Maatsen sends two low balls into the area. Rogers sweeps the first towards goal but it\u2019s blocked by Tarkowski. Villa want handball. Rogers is also the target of the second cross and he blazes that over the bar too. Careless again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1f258f089bd7efd0ad09#block-696d1f258f089bd7efd0ad09\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">67 min: Tielemans clips a ball towards Cash at the back post and it falls nicely for Rogers, who blazes way over the bar. Thomas Tuchel watches on, looking unimpressed at that particular finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s a sore one for Maatsen as R\u00f6hl rakes his studs down his ankle. Nothing given.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1e7b8f08ea50a5d43288#block-696d1e7b8f08ea50a5d43288\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">65 min: Barry chases a ball down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> left and Torres clumsily knocks it out for a throw-in. The striker is serenaded by the travelling fans. How his fortunes have changed recently. He flicks on the long throw but only into Mart\u00ednez\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1e088f089bd7efd0ad01#block-696d1e088f089bd7efd0ad01\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">63 min: Maatsen and Watkins combine before Buend\u00eda finds himself crowded out in the final third. Tielemans lets fly from distance but, like almost everything before, it\u2019s blocked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1dbb8f08ea50a5d4327a#block-696d1dbb8f08ea50a5d4327a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">61 min: Villa try to respond but O\u2019Brien comes across to stop Rogers as he runs in behind. Pickford scrambles across to prevent the corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1d668f089bd7efd0acf2#block-696d1d668f089bd7efd0acf2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Everton (Barry 59)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What a finish! Torres gets caught on the edge of his own box, McNeil tries to bend a shot into the far corner and Mart\u00ednez parries it down in front of him. Barry gets there first to cooly dink the ball over the keeper and Konsa can\u2019t keep it out on the line!<\/p>\n<p>Thierno Barry of Everton scores his team\u2019s first goal. Photograph: Alex Pantling\/Getty ImagesBarry celebrates with Dwight McNeil. Photograph: Alex Pantling\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1cd08f08ea50a5d4326d#block-696d1cd08f08ea50a5d4326d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.01 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">57 min: Garner gets lucky! Villa break at speed and Rogers drives towards the area. Garner, on a booking, plants two hands into his back and pushes him over. No foul given, much to the fury of about 40,000 people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1c678f08ea50a5d4326b#block-696d1c678f08ea50a5d4326b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.47 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">56 min: Grealish thumps the turf in pain after Bogarde clamps into him. The Villa midfielder is booked. Grealish is OK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1c1e8f08ea50a5d43269#block-696d1c1e8f08ea50a5d43269\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">55 min: O\u2019Brien slides a pass in behind the Villa defence but Konsa is quicker than Barry and sends it back to Mart\u00ednez. Buend\u00eda tries the same approach but O\u2019Brien beats Guessand to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1ba68f08fe8c0be1b5b0#block-696d1ba68f08fe8c0be1b5b0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">53 min: A nice turn from Buend\u00eda sets Rogers up for a run at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> defence but he loses his footing just as he approaches the penalty area and is crowded out. McNeil pinches the ball off Tielemans and Everton can break. Garner finds space about 30 yards out but he spoons his shot high and wide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1b2c8f08ea50a5d43266#block-696d1b2c8f08ea50a5d43266\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.43 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">51 min: Chance for Villa! Buend\u00eda does indeed find Watkins on a Villa breakaway but his shot is blocked at close quarters. Cash then whips an inviting cross into the area and Tielemans heads just wide!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1aaf8f08fe8c0be1b5ad#block-696d1aaf8f08fe8c0be1b5ad\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.40 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">49 min: Let\u2019s see if Villa can get Watkins more involved in the second half. I barely mentioned him in the first. Donyell Malen has just scored on his Roma debut, by the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1a538f08fe8c0be1b5ac#block-696d1a538f08fe8c0be1b5ac\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">47 min: Garner is given a yellow card for a clumsy foul. Tielemans takes the free-kick short and Rogers is flagged for offside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d1a138f08ea50a5d4325f#block-696d1a138f08ea50a5d4325f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Restart<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Morgan Rogers gets the ball rolling again. The reverse fixture between these two was \u2026 0-0. Just a warning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d19b18f08ea50a5d4325a#block-696d19b18f08ea50a5d4325a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The players are back out at a soggy Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d19128f089bd7efd0acd9#block-696d19128f089bd7efd0acd9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye\u2019s Senegal are in action at 7pm (GMT) in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. Read Jonathan Wilson\u2019s preview as he looks back on the tournament as a whole:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d187a8f08ea50a5d4324b#block-696d187a8f08ea50a5d4324b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Half-time: Aston Villa 0-0 Everton<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">David Moyes heads down the touchline presumably pretty pleased with his team\u2019s first-half display. Everton hit the post inside 12 seconds through Merlin R\u00f6hl and had the ball in the net later on after Jake O\u2019Brien\u2019s header was ruled out because Harrison Armstrong was offside. Morgan Rogers has had chances for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/aston-villa\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aston Villa<\/a>, who lost John McGinn to injury. His replacement, Evann Guessand, hit the bar with a header.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d15b58f089bd7efd0acc0#block-696d15b58f089bd7efd0acc0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.27 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">45+2 min: O\u2019Brien wins a free-kick near his own corner flag after receiving some close attention from Rogers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d15608f089bd7efd0acbb#block-696d15608f089bd7efd0acbb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">45 min: Garner pulls the corner back to Mykolenko on the edge of the box but he scuffs the cross and it\u2019s easily cleared. Three minutes added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d150a8f089bd7efd0acb7#block-696d150a8f089bd7efd0acb7\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">44 min: It\u2019s been much better from Villa in the last few minutes but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> are still finding space in the final third. Grealish cuts in on his right and hits a shot that deflects off Cash out for a corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d14ab8f08ea50a5d43230#block-696d14ab8f08ea50a5d43230\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Villa hit the bar!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">42 min: Tielemans floats a cross to the back post and Guessand rises above Mykolenko connects with a looping header that bounces off the underside of the bar and away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d14218f08fe8c0be1b570#block-696d14218f08fe8c0be1b570\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.13 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">40 min: An unchallenged Grealish is allowed to make inroads into the Villa box and his cutback is cleared away after he got to the byline. O\u2019Brien\u2019s long throw bounces all the way through to Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d13ae8f08fe8c0be1b56f#block-696d13ae8f08fe8c0be1b56f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">38 min: That was sneaky from Rogers. After the corner was given, he went back to the dugout for a drink. Nobody tracked him as he jogged back to the edge of the box, the corner was played straight to him and his shot was dangerous.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d13448f089bd7efd0aca9#block-696d13448f089bd7efd0aca9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">36 min: Crucial block! Up the other end, Rogers tries to sweep home from close range and O\u2019Brien sticks out a leg to deflect it out for a corner. Rogers then tries his luck from further out and it\u2019s parried by a diving Pickford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d12ee8f08ea50a5d4321e#block-696d12ee8f08ea50a5d4321e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.07 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An offside Armstrong jumps for the ball in front of O\u2019Brien, doesn\u2019t get anything on it, but it\u2019s disallowed nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Everton&#8217;s Jake O&#8217;Brien scores a goal that was later disallowed. Photograph: Matthew Childs\/Action Images\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d12be8f08fe8c0be1b56c#block-696d12be8f08fe8c0be1b56c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.09 EST<\/p>\n<p>Everton goal disallowed!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">34 min: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> play the corner short, the ball goes into the box and O\u2019Brien heads in! The flag goes up straight away for offside. It\u2019s Armstrong who could be in an offside position as the ball comes in and VAR are examining whether he made an impact on the play. The decision is no goal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d126d8f08fe8c0be1b56b#block-696d126d8f08fe8c0be1b56b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a012.20 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">33 min: A lovely spin from R\u00f6hl sets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everton<\/a> away. Armstrong makes a run through the middle but the ball is fed out to Mykolenko, whose powerful strike from the edge of the area is batted over the bar by Mart\u00ednez for a corner \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Aston Villa 0-1 Everton: Premier League \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2026\/jan\/18\/aston-villa-v-everton-premier-league-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696d12228f08ea50a5d4321b#block-696d12228f08ea50a5d4321b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Match report: Ben Fisher&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-415722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}