Emiliano Buendía closes in on 50 career goals
Aston Villa meet Everton at Villa Park, Thursday 7:15am (Premier League). Nothing between them: Aston Villa 27, Everton 14, 21 drawn from 62 meetings.
The big picture
Aston Villa come in 10th on the ladder with 13 points; Everton are 6th on 16. Everton are the side higher up the table.
Aston Villa are 3–3–3 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.4 against.
Everton are 4–2–4 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1 against.
Form
Aston Villa have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Barcelona 0–3.
Everton have won two of their last five and most recently beat Coventry City 3–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 62 times on our records since 1992: Aston Villa 27, Everton 14, 21 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), Everton won 1–0 at Villa Park.
Biggest margin between these two: Aston Villa by 4 goals in 2023-24 (4–0).
Players to watch
For Aston Villa, watch Ross Barkley (0.8 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Nicolas Jackson (0.8 goals a game in 2026-27).
For Everton, watch Thierno Barry (0.6 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Emiliano Buendía is 1 goals short of 50 for their career.
At Villa Park
Aston Villa have won 11 of their last 20 at Villa Park.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
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