Premier League Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 13 2025 · 15:00 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.08 – 0.54
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Everton or Aston Villa

Neither side found a way through. Everton finished with the higher xG (2.08 vs 0.54). On the chances created, Everton deserved more: 2.4 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Everton36%
Draw ✓26%
Aston Villa37%

Model vs reality

Everton goals
0
Model 1.40 · xG 2.08
Aston Villa goals
0
Model 1.42 · xG 0.54
Total goals
0
Model 2.82 · xG 2.62
Score 0–0
7%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 53%
Both scored
No
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. GarnerEverton
7.9
  • RefereeSimon Hooper
  • VenueHill Dickinson Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEverton 5th · Aston Villa 19th

Timeline

  1. M. CashYellow card · Foul
    34’
  2. T. IroegbunamYellow card · Foul
    45+1’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. ⇄ E. GuessandFor Y. Tielemans
    46’
  5. L. DigneYellow card · Foul
    57’
  6. K. Dewsbury-HallYellow card · Foul
    65’
  7. ⇄ M. RöhlFor T. Iroegbunam
    66’
  8. J. GrealishYellow card · Argument
    69’
  9. E. BuendíaYellow card · Foul
    70’
  10. ⇄ H. ElliottFor E. Buendía
    71’
  11. ⇄ T. BarryFor Beto
    75’
  12. ⇄ V. LindelöfFor L. Bogarde
    83’
  13. ⇄ D. MalenFor O. Watkins
    83’
  14. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Everton20 shots · 14 in box, 6 outside
Aston Villa7 shots · 3 in box, 4 outside
EvertonAston Villa
48% Possession 52%
2.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
2.39 Expected points (xPts) 0.43
20 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 1
9 Shots off target 1
9 Blocked shots 5
14 Shots inside the box 3
6 Shots outside the box 4
343 Passes 384
82% Pass accuracy 82%
10 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
17 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.18 Team rating 6.76

Line-ups

Everton 4-2-3-1

17.0 J. Pickford(G)
377.9★ J. Garner 56.9 M. Keane 67.3 J. Tarkowski 157.5 J. O'Brien
426.7 T. Iroegbunam ↓66’ 277.0 I. Gueye
187.6 J. Grealish 227.3 K. Dewsbury-Hall 107.5 I. Ndiaye
96.2 Beto ↓75’
  • 1J. Pickford (G)7.0
  • 37J. Garner ★7.9
  • 5M. Keane6.9
  • 6J. Tarkowski7.3
  • 15J. O'Brien7.5
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↓66’6.7
  • 27I. Gueye7.0
  • 18J. Grealish7.6
  • 22K. Dewsbury-Hall7.3
  • 10I. Ndiaye7.5
  • 9Beto↓75’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 11T. Barry↑75’6.3
  • 34M. Röhl↑66’6.9

Unused: M. Travers, N. Patterson, C. Alcaraz, T. Dibling, A. Aznou, S. Coleman, D. McNeil

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

236.9 E. Martínez(G)
126.2 L. Digne 57.9 T. Mings 47.2 E. Konsa 26.6 M. Cash
86.6 Y. Tielemans ↓46’ 267.2 L. Bogarde ↓83’
106.6 E. Buendía ↓71’ 276.3 M. Rogers 76.7 J. McGinn
116.2 O. Watkins ↓83’
  • 23E. Martínez (G)6.9
  • 12L. Digne6.2
  • 5T. Mings7.9
  • 4E. Konsa7.2
  • 2M. Cash6.6
  • 8Y. Tielemans↓46’6.6
  • 26L. Bogarde↓83’7.2
  • 10E. Buendía↓71’6.6
  • 27M. Rogers6.3
  • 7J. McGinn6.7
  • 11O. Watkins↓83’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 3V. Lindelöf↑83’6.6
  • 17D. Malen↑83’6.3
  • 9H. Elliott↑71’6.6
  • 29E. Guessand↑46’6.6

Unused: S. Proctor, M. Bizot, Pau Torres, I. Maatsen, J. Sancho

Player stats

Top rated
J. GarnerEverton7.9
2nd
T. MingsAston Villa7.9
3rd
J. GrealishEverton7.6

Everton

Aston Villa

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.