Aston Villa v Everton: Confirmed line-ups as Jack Grealish makes Villa Park return

Aston Villa will go second in the Premier League this afternoon if they avoid defeat to Everton.

Manchester City’s 2-0 loss at Manchester United yesterday means Unai Emery’s men can climb above them to become the closest challengers to leaders Arsenal.

Villa start the day seven points behind the Gunners, who drew with Nottingham Forest yesterday.

Everton are 12th after a disappointing run of one win in seven games in all competitions.

The Toffees have taken five points from their last six league games and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland last Saturday.

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ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS

There are three changes to the Villa side that won at Spurs last weekend.

Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins come in for Marco Bizot, Boubacar Kamara and Donyell Malen, who has joined Roma.

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Bogarde, Tielemans, McGinn; Buendia, Rogers, Watkins

EVERTON TEAM NEWS

David Moyes makes two changes to the team beaten on penalties by Sunderland with former Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish and Thierno Barry coming in for Tyler Dibling and Beto, who drop to the bench.

Everton: Pickford; Patterson, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko; Garner, Rohl, McNeil, Armstrong, Grealish; Barry

How to watch Aston Villa v Everton: TV and online streams

Aston Villa versus Everton kicks off at 4.30pm UK time. It forms the second half of Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and is available across the platform’s various channels. 

It can also be streamed via the Sky Go app.

If you don’t live in the UK, click HERE, to discover which station may be showing the game in your region.

Stats for Aston Villa v Everton

• Everton won nine away matches in 2025. Only Villa, Arsenal and Crystal Palace registered more
• Aston Villa have won 23 and drawn four of their last 28 matches at Villa Park, the best home record of any team in Europe since the beginning of last year
• Morgan Rogers leads Villa for goals and assists, with eight and six respectively in all competitions