Everton – Doucoure back in the XI, McNeil on the bench remarkably
Aston Villa – formidable side again for Unai Emery.
Everton play their first Premier League game of the year, and it’ll be against the team sitting in third place in the league table, Aston Villa. The Blues currently are level on points with 18th placed Luton Town, with the newly promoted outfit yet to replay their game against Brighton which could see them hop ahead of the Blues.
Villa have been one of the form teams this season but have struggled relatively with some injuries in recent weeks, and this is as good a chance as Sean Dyche will get to break the run of three straight defeats the Blues have suffered.
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 21
Date and start time: Sunday, January 14th at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m ET / 2:00 p.m. BST
Stadium: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 39,572
Weather: 39°F/4°C, partly cloudy, 0% chance of precipitation, 16 mph winds
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Villa have ruled the roost over the Toffees since coming back to the top flight, and are unbeaten against the Blues in nine league games now, winning seven of those. The Clarets had soundly beaten Everton at Villa Park earlier in the season, romping to a 4-0 win.
Everton did beat Villa away in the League Cup Third Round, so hopefully they carry some of that mojo into this clash.
