Aston Villa and Everton will be looking to put their opening day woes behind them when they lock horns at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon in the English Premier League.
After a strong finish to last season and some high-profile summer additions, enthusiasm and hopes were high at Villa Park ahead of the new season. However, the Villians were dealt a harsh reality check as they were torn apart 5-1 by a ruthless Newcastle attack in their opener at St James’ Park last weekend.
The visit of the Toffees is the perfect opportunity for Unai Emery’s side to get some points on the board and get their season up and running against an injury-plagued Everton side who fell to a narrow 1-0 home defeat against Fulham last Saturday.
The Aston Villa manager will demand a strong performance from his players against Everton at Villa Park, and it remains to be seen whether they can step up and deliver.
Everton, on the other hand, crashed to a narrow defeat at Goodison Park against Fulham. The Toffees have been fighting a relegation battle for the last couple of seasons, and they will look to aim for a top-half finish this year. Sean Dyche will look to take advantage of Aston Villa’s defensive vulnerabilities and pull off an upset at Villa Park.
Aston Villa are certainly the better team on paper, and they have had an impressive summer transfer window. The fans will be expecting stellar performances from the players this season, and the West Midlands club certainly have the quality to grind out wins in these games. They were quite impressive under Emery last season and it remains to be seen whether they can reclaim that form once again.
