Overview

• The stalemate at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium left Aston Villa winless with two points and no goals from their opening four Premier League matches.
• Emiliano Martínez was recalled after reports of a failed move to Manchester United and made vital saves, including tipping Michael Keane’s header over the bar.
• Unai Emery made four changes, starting Lamare Bogarde and Emi Buendía, and Buendía’s first league start in over two years produced Villa’s closest effort via a deflected shot wide.
• Ollie Watkins remained isolated with limited service as Villa’s chance creation and finishing struggles persisted.
• New arrivals featured from the bench — Harvey Elliott and Victor Lindelöf for Villa and Merlin Rohl for Everton — but neither side found a breakthrough, with Everton extending an unbeaten run to four matches.