Everton vs Aston Villa Predictions

• David Moyes back in the managerial hot seat at Everton.
• Aston Villa have lost their last five Premier League away games.
• Everton have lost just one of their last nine at home.

Moyes begins second Everton stint

Everton embark on a new era on Wednesday, albeit one with a very familiar feel, when they host Aston Villa as David Moyes is back in charge of the Goodison Park club.

Sean Dyche was dismissed last week ahead of the 2-0 FA Cup win over Peterborough and the club moved to bring back Moyes, who enjoyed a successful 11 year stint in charge of the Merseyside outfit between 2002 and 2013.

Everton worth backing against travel sick Villa

Dyche’s sacking seems a little harsh as he had steadied the ship after a poor start to the season and as underdogs Everton would have appealed here irrespective of the change in manager.

The return of Moyes should provide an initial boost and Everton’s home form has been fairly solid for a while now as they have lost just one of their last nine games in normal time at Goodison across all competitions.

Aston Villa have three wins in their last five games but all of those successes have come at home and on the road they’ve struggled of late, with six defeats in their last seven trips across all competitions and five successive away league defeats.

Goals could be in short supply

Everton’s defence could prove the difference here as they have managed four clean sheets in their last five at home and have only conceded four goals in total across their last eight games at Goodison Park.

Villa’s league games have been fairly high-scoring and their Premier League games are averaging over three goals-per-game, but they’ve only scored a fairly modest 11 goals in nine away fixtures themselves.

Everton can grind out a win here as they look to impress their new manager but they may have to dig deep to pick up a much-needed three points and a 1-0 home win looks a reasonable correct score prediction, as Everton score exactly one goal per-game on average at home in the league and three of their four wins at Goodison across all competitions this season have been accompanied by clean sheets.

Iliman Ndiaye may be the hero for the home side as he comes into the game in solid form. The Senegal international scored in the cup win over Peterborough and was on target in the 1-1 draw with Manchester City recently, meaning he has two goals in his last four games.

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