Villa vs Everton Preview: Man City Winless in 4, Villa Can Climb to 2nd with Home Win Over Toffees

At 00:30 on January 19th Beijing time, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Everton.

The highlights for the Aston Villa vs Everton match are as follows:

First:Team SituationsAfter 21 rounds of the Premier League, Aston Villa has 13 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses, accumulating 43 points and ranking third, while Everton has 8 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses, with 29 points, placing twelfth. In the last Premier League round, Aston Villa drew 0-0 away at Crystal Palace and then defeated Tottenham 2-1 in the FA Cup away match to advance; Everton drew 1-1 at home against Wolves and has only one win in their last six league games.

Second:Villa Can Climb to 2nd by Defeating the Toffees at HomeIn this Premier League round, the top two teams played earlier, with both leaders Arsenal and Man City dropping points. Man City has now gone four games without a win. Despite heavy spending in transfers, Man City has become the most unreliable team in the title race. This means that if third-placed Aston Villa beats Everton at home, they can overtake Man City by 3 points, move up to second place, and narrow the gap to league leaders Arsenal. In terms of squad strength, Aston Villa is superior to Everton and also enjoys home advantage,Aston Villa has already won 11 consecutive home gamesand Everton's recent form is poor. Therefore, this match favors Aston Villa to beat the Toffees at home, secure 3 points, and jump to second place in the Premier League.

In the last six encounters between the two sides, Aston Villa has 3 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, holding the upper hand.

Injury and suspension updates: Aston Villa hasBarkley, Onana, Kamara, Martinez (doubtful); Everton hasKeane, Coleman, Hall, Alcaraz, Branthwaite (doubtful), Ilogbona (doubtful).