Former England teammates Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard face off at Villa Park this weekend as Everton head to the West Midlands.
Gerrard and Lampard enjoyed stellar Premier League careers, as leading midfield stars in the English top-flight, but their current focus is on making a managerial impact.
A clashes of styles will be in store in this tie, with Lampard’s pragmatic approach, which secured Everton’s Premier League status last season, paired against Gerrard’s ambitions to push Villa into European contention.
However, both bosses endured a miserable start to the 2022/23 campaign with Villa losing 2-0 at Bournemouth on the opening weekend and Everton edged out by Chelsea at Goodison Park.
The Sporting News is on hand to bring you all the information you need ahead of this weekend’s match.
Aston Villa vs. Everton live score
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Aston Villa vs. Everton live updates, highlights
1 hr 20 minutes to KO: Both these teams started the season with defeats: Everton were edged out at home by Chelsea, while Villa were beaten at Bournemouth. Gerrard’s men attempted 13 shots from open play on the south coast, a figure bettered only by Tottenham Hotspur (15) and Newcastle United (17) last week. That might suggest they deserved better, until you look at their expected goals figure from open play, which was just 0.58. That tells you they need to create some better quality openings if they are to find a way past Everton today.
1 hr 40 minutes to KO: Everton will debut their new third kit today (let’s just say it’s polarising opinion), and we could see a couple of new faces in Toffees attire. Conor Coady and Amadou Onana could make their debuts against Villa, and there’s particular excitement about the latter. Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez told Sky Sports he was “probably one of the most talented young players [at 20 years old] in European football”.
First outing for the new third kit! 💛
Will we see debuts for Conor and Amadou today as well? #AVLEVE pic.twitter.com/sNXxYicU9J
— Everton (@Everton) August 13, 2022
2 Hrs to KO: Fans of Premier League football in the early 21st century have reasons to rejoice today: not only is it Aston Villa vs. Everton, it’s Steven Gerrard vs. Frank Lampard! A match between two struggling sides desperate to improve and lay down a marker for the season, with tedious arguments over England’s best midfielders rumbling on in the background… what more could you ask for from an early Saturday kickoff?
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Aston Villa vs. Everton predicted lineups
Tyrone Mings may have to settle for another spot on the bench under Gerrard, after being stripped of the club captaincy last month, with John McGinn taking over the armband.
Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-3-3): Martinez (GK) — Digne, Carlos, Konsa, Cash — Bundia, Kamara, McGinn — Coutinho, Ings, Bailey
Aston Villa subs (9): To be confirmed
Ben Godfrey is out until Christmas for Lampard with key striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin out for a month with knee problem.
Everton predicted lineup (5-4-1): Pickford (GK) — Myolenko Tarkowski, Mina, Coady, Coleman — Gray, Allan, Doucoure, McNeil — Gordon
Everton subs (9): To be confirmed
What time is Aston Villa vs. Everton?
Aston Villa play host to Everton at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK. It kicks off at 12:30 p.m. BST on Saturday, August 13.
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Sat, Aug 13 | Sat, Aug 13 | Sat, Aug 13 | Sat, Aug 13 |
| Time | 12:30 BST | 07:30 ET | 07:30 ET | 21:30 AET |
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How to watch Aston Villa vs. Everton
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | BT Sport 1 |
USA Network, Universo |
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| Streaming | BT Sport App / NOW TV | NBC / fuboTV | fuboTV | Optus Sport |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with selected matches on Amazon Prime. This match will be shown on BT Sport.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers. This match will be shown on USA Network and live streamed on NBC and fuboTV.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport.
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