Everton v Aston Villa

Emiliano Buendía closes in on 50 career goals

Everton meet Aston Villa at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Wednesday 6:30am (Premier League). Nothing between them: Everton 78, Aston Villa 82, 57 drawn from 217 meetings.

78–82

head to head

Nothing between them: Everton 78, Aston Villa 82, 57 drawn from 217 meetings.

career goals

Emiliano Buendía needs 1 goal to reach 50 for their career (on 49).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Everton by 7 goals in 1889-90 (7–0).

0.8 v 0.6

goals a game

Key match-up: Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) averages 0.8 goals a game to Thierno Barry's 0.6 (Everton).

0.7 v 0.1

assists a game

Key match-up: Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) averages 0.7 assists a game to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's 0.1 (Everton).

0.6

goals a game

Thierno Barry (Everton) is averaging 0.6 goals a game in 2026-27.

0.3

goals a game

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) is averaging 0.3 goals a game in 2026-27.

0.1

goals a game

James Tarkowski (Everton) is averaging 0.1 goals a game in 2026-27.

Head to head

78Everton

57Draws

82Aston Villa

217 meetings since 1888 · average score Everton 1.5, Aston Villa 1.5

19 Jan 26Everton1–0Villa Park

14 Sept 25Draw0–0Hill Dickinson Stadium

16 Jan 25Aston Villa1–0Goodison Park

15 Sept 24Aston Villa3–2Villa Park

15 Jan 24Draw0–0Goodison Park

20 Aug 23Aston Villa4–0Villa Park

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Everton v Coventry City, Sat, 7 Nov · Aston Villa v Fulham, Sun, 1 Nov).

Emiliano Buendía closes in on 50 career goals

Everton meet Aston Villa at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Wednesday 6:30am (Premier League). Nothing between them: Everton 78, Aston Villa 82, 57 drawn from 217 meetings.

The big picture

Everton come in 6th on the ladder with 16 points; Aston Villa are 10th on 13. Everton have the higher position to protect.

Everton are 4–2–4 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1 against.

Aston Villa are 3–3–3 in Premier League 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.4 against.

Form

Everton have won two of their last five and most recently beat Coventry City 3–1.

Aston Villa have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Barcelona 0–3.

Head to head

These sides have met 217 times on our records since 1888: Everton 78, Aston Villa 82, 57 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Everton won 1–0 at Villa Park.

Biggest margin between these two: Everton by 7 goals in 1889-90 (7–0).

Players to watch

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).

For Aston Villa, watch Nicolas Jackson (0.8 goals a game in 2026-27) and Ross Barkley (0.8 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

Milestone watch

Emiliano Buendía is 1 goals short of 50 for their career.

At Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton have won 7 of their last 20 at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Everton have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Emiliano Buendía closes in on 50 career goals

Everton meet Aston Villa at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Wednesday 6:30am (Premier League). Nothing between them: Everton 78, Aston Villa 82, 57 drawn from 217 meetings.