00:00Good evening from Merseyside where Villa have departed celebrating a 1-0 win over Everton, what was likely to be the club's last ever visit to Goodison Park.
00:13And well, they're going to miss the place Villa, they've not been beaten here since winning promotion back to the Premier League in 2019.
00:21They came here having lost their last five away games in the Premier League.
00:26And to be honest, if that run was going to end anywhere, it was going to end here.
00:30Villa, you know, they enjoy playing at Goodison Park, they enjoy playing Everton.
00:34Not lost to Everton now since winning promotion, it's 12 games.
00:37Oh, there was one cup game, of course, but 12 games in the league, they've not lost to them.
00:44And here at Goodison Park, well, they don't lose, they don't concede goals.
00:47This was their first away clean sheet of the season in the Premier League.
00:52Perhaps no surprise that it happened here.
00:56Yep, David Moyes was back in the dugout for the hosts.
00:59But really, Villa were worthy winners.
01:02There should have been a couple of goals to the good, really, in the first 20 minutes.
01:06Jordan Pickford coming off a really good save to deny Morgan Rodgers.
01:11Uri Tielemans, perhaps, you know, not being ruthless enough in front of goal and seeing an effort blocked by James Tarkowski.
01:17And then Ollie Watkins, putting wide after being put through on goal by his former Villa team-mate, Ashley Young.
01:23But Watkins didn't let his head drop.
01:27He was kept in the side ahead of John Duran.
01:30He was back on the bench, behind the suspension, and he vindicated that decision by Unai Emery by getting the goal.
01:36The only goal of the game, six minutes into the second half.
01:39Great work by Ezri Konza, and then Tielemans to force a mistake from Gerard Brantwaite.
01:44Morgan Rodgers with an excellent through ball, defence-splitting pass.
01:48And Watkins doing the rest, putting the ball past Jordan Pickford.
01:52And Villa were, if not comfortable, you know, they were really uncomfortable since then.
01:59After that point, rather.
02:01And you didn't really see Everton scoring at any point until with about 60 seconds left of stoppage time.
02:06Tyrone Mings had a really good game.
02:09Missed a header for once, cross comes in, Dominic Calvert-Lewin eight yards out, puts it over the bar.
02:15And Villa survive, deservedly so.
02:18Three wins on the bounce to start 2025, and they head to Arsenal on Saturday.
02:23Pretty good spirits.
02:25Two points off fifth.
02:26Season that has, you know, been a bit stop-start.
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