Overview
- Kick-off is 4:30pm at Villa Park with live UK coverage on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event.
- Aston Villa sit third with an exceptional home run and are unbeaten against Everton in the league since 2019.
- Unai Emery is without midfielders Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Ross Barkley, with Emiliano Martínez a late fitness decision and Evann Guessand back in training after AFCON.
- Everton are missing Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye due to AFCON and Michael Keane through suspension, with several others still out; Jack Grealish returns from a ban.
- Pundits and bookmakers strongly favor a Villa win, while Everton’s recent struggles and reported January search for a striker underscore their lack of goals.