[Pre-Match Thread] Aston Villa vs. Everton

Aston Villa vs. Everton

Competition: Premier League – Round 22

Date: Sun 18 Jan 2026

Kickoff: 16:30

Venue: Villa Park

Referee: Tony Harrington

Aston Villa Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WLWDW

Goals per match: 1.6

Average Possession: 54.6%

Goals conceded per match: 1.1

Pass Accuracy: 85.9%

Shots per game: 11.9

Tackles per game: 15

Clean Sheets: 9

Everton Statistics (all competitions)

Form: DWLDL

Goals per match: 1

Average Possession: 44%

Goals conceded per match: 1.2

Pass Accuracy: 79.8%

Shots per game: 11.3

Tackles per game: 17.5

Clean Sheets: 9

Aston Villa Team News

• Aston Villa will be without Boubacar Kamara against Everton, while Emi Martínez will be assessed ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash.

• Midfielder Kamara was forced off early in last weekend’s FA Cup victory at Tottenham Hotspur, and manager Unai Emery hopes to discover the full extent of his knee injury in the coming days.

• Goalkeeper Martínez missed the third-round tie in north London due to injury and faces a late fitness test prior to this weekend’s encounter at Villa Park.

• Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley both remain sidelined, with the former closing in on his return, while January signing Alysson is also unavailable.

Everton Team News

• David Moyes does not expect to welcome back any of his injured players but will have Jack Grealish available for Sunday's clash with Aston Villa.

• Everton head to Villa Park without a number of Senior Team players, with Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman back in light training from hamstring injuries – but not yet ready to feature – and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Charly Alcaraz and Tim Iroegbunam still ruled out.

• Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye remain unavailable as they prepare for Senegal's AFCON final against tournament hosts Morocco on Sunday.

• Michael Keane is also unavailable, as he serves the second of a three-match suspension after a straight red card for "violent conduct" in the 1-1 draw with Wolves earlier this month.

• Grealish will be in contention to take on his former side after completing a one-match ban for two yellow card offences in that same game against Wolves.

Match Facts

• Aston Villa are unbeaten in all 13 of their Premier League games against Everton since their return to the division in 2019 (W9 D4).

• Everton have lost each of their last four Premier League away games against Aston Villa, their longest losing run at Villa Park since between October 1995 and April 2001 (6).

• Villa have kept more Premier League clean sheets against Everton than any other opponent (25) and have shut the Toffees out in eight of their last 10 meetings.

• Everton have won three of their last five away games in the Premier League (D1 L1), keeping a clean sheet in four of those five outings – as many as their previous 18 on the road beforehand.

• Aston Villa have won their last 11 home games in all competitions. They last had a longer run between March and October 1983 (14), while they last had a longer run in the same season between October and February in 1971-72 (12).

• Since David Moyes returned to the club last year, Everton have won nine of their 19 Premier League away games (D4 L6). Their previous nine away wins had come over a 65-game spell (D21 L35) across three different managers (Rafael Benítez, Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche).

• Emiliano Buendía has been involved in 10 goals in all competitions this season (6 goals, 4 assists), his joint-best return in a single campaign for Aston Villa along with 2021-22 (4 goals, 6 assists).

• Only Jérémy Doku (39) has created more chances from open play than Everton’s Jack Grealish (36) in the Premier League this season. Grealish has also been fouled more often than any other player this term (52).

• Morgan Rogers has more goals (8) and more assists (6) than any other Aston Villa player in all competitions this season, having a hand in 10 goals (7 goals, 3 assists) in his last 12 starts.

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