Everton – For his first XI after coming back, David Moyes has opted to play it safe keeping Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jack Harrison in.
Aston Villa – No real surprises from Unai Emery here, with a number of injuries affecting his decisions.
Everton and Aston Villa will lock horns tonight in the most-played fixture in English football. What is certain to be a bigger headline is that this will be David Moyes’ first game back in charge, and his appearance in the dugout is sure to be met with a loud roar, but will that translate into the famous bearpit atmosphere that has greeted sides at Fortress Goodison?
The Blues will certainly need a bit of that Moyes magic because the Toffees have lost their way at home. Winning more of their remaining home games than not is what will be required to ensure survival, but right now it does feel like anything is possible over the next six months and beyond.
That kind of faith is made possible by watching the growth of Villa, who were just half a dozen or so years ago midtable in the Championship. Now they’re sitting on the fringes of the top six and hobnobbing with the Champions League elite – remember when that was us not that long ago?
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 21
Date and start time: Wednesday, January 15th at 11:30 a.m. PT / 2:30 p.m ET / 7:30 p.m. BST
Stadium: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 39,572
Weather: 45°F/7°C, cloudy, 0% chance of precipitation, 18 mph winds
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The Blues have a pretty miserable record against Villa in recent times, with no wins in their last eleven clashes. The last time they played at Villa Park in September, the Blues had a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, yet came away with nothing.
No better way than beating them to get Moyes’ new tenure off to a flying start, given that Villa have lost five successive Premier League away games, conceding at least two goals in each of those games.
