Everton vs Aston Villa 2020
MATCH INFO
Start date: 16 Jul 2020
Location: Liverpool
Venue: Goodison Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor, England
Match preview
The pressure was on Villa heading into their clash with Crystal Palace at the weekend after seeing West Ham United and Watford devour victories on Saturday.
A first league win since January 21 - secured because of a few of goals from flop winger Trezeguet - ensures that the Villans have hope of beating the drop.
For that to happen, though, they're going to need to match that performance against Everton, another side who - a bit like Palace - have little or no to play for on the face of it.
Indeed, Toffees boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted the maximum amount on the rear on Sunday's 3-0 reverse at the hands of Wolves, a result that leaves the Merseyside outfit 11th within the table.
Everton are winless in three matches and are now 10 points off sixth-placed Wolves, meaning that Europa League qualification is out of the question.
Ancelotti will a minimum of take solace from his side's home form, with Everton unbeaten at Goodison Park within the league since the top of November.
That 10-game unbeaten home streak is Everton's best since December 2016 and second only to city rivals Liverpool in terms of ongoing runs.
Coming faraway from Goodison Park with all three points are going to be a huge invite Villa, then, but with Arsenal up next that has got to be the target on Thursday evening.
Villa came out on top when the edges met within the Midlands earlier this season, with Wesley Moraes and Anwar El Ghazi on track to register the Villans' first points of the season.
However, not since 2001-01 have Villa secured a league double Everton, and that they have lost each of their last three meetings at Goodison Park.
After ending a 10-game await a victory last outing , Smith's side now got to make it back-to-back wins for the primary time since October to stay on track for an excellent escape.
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