Overview

• Kick-off is 3.00pm on Saturday, 13 September, with the UK TV blackout in effect for the 2.45–5.15pm window and international broadcasters carrying the match.
• Everton enter the game fifth in the table after beating Brighton and Wolverhampton following an opening-weekend loss to Leeds.
• Aston Villa have one point from three league matches, with reports they have yet to score this season.
• Jack Grealish has delivered four assists in 196 Premier League minutes for Everton and is available after not being selected for England.
• The fixture is Villa’s first top-flight visit to Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock home, with Everton fans noting a 12-game league winless run against Villa and no home league victory since 2015.