Overview
- The Premier League Matchweek 4 fixture at Hill Dickinson Stadium ended scoreless on 13 September.
- Everton outshot Villa by roughly 20 to 6 and fashioned several clear chances but failed to convert, with Beto missing multiple openings.
- Emiliano Martínez returned to Villa’s XI and produced key stops, notably tipping Michael Keane’s powerful header onto the crossbar.
- The draw extended Everton’s unbeaten run to four matches, while Villa remain without a league goal or win after four games.
- Team notes included Iliman Ndiaye starting after a knock, Vitalii Mykolenko missing out, James Garner filling in at left-back, and Jack Grealish receiving a yellow card as some visiting supporters jeered him.