Everton vs Aston Villa live: Latest score as Ross Barkley and Romelu Lukaku hand home side the lead

Follow all the latest from today's Premier League match at Goodison Park

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley scores his side's first of the day (Getty Images)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Everton vs Aston Villa, one of today’s 3.00pm Premier League kick-offs.

Preview: Everton vs Aston Villa

Key stats

• Aston Villa's last win at Goodison Park was in December 2008, with Ashley Young scoring a late goal to clinch a 3-2 victory for Martin O'Neill's side.
• They are without a victory in their last 11 league matches.
• Their point at home to Manchester City in their last game was their first in eight attempts.
• Everton haven't won back-to-back league matches at home since April.
• Romelu Lukaku needs one more goal to reach 50 in the Premier League. If he gets it, he will become only the fifth player in Premier League history to make that milestone before turning 23 (Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are the others).

Team news

Everton: Howard, Coleman, Funes Mori, Stones, Galloway, McCarthy, Barry, Deulofeu, Barkley, Kone, Lukaku

Subs: Robles, Gibson, Mirallas, Naismith, Osman, Cleverley, Lennon

Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Clark, Richardson, Gana, Westwood, Veretout, Gil, Grealish, Ayew.

Subs: Bunn, Bacuna, Sinclair, Lescott, Sanchez, N’Zogbia, Gestede.

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