Everton vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Buendia heads home Digne’s corner

Follow all the latest reaction from Goodison Park after Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa beat Duncan Ferguson’s Everton

Emi Buendia on the ball for Villa (AP)

Everton are taking Aston Villa at Goodison Park this afternoon as the Toffees begin life after Rafa Benitez. The Spanish manager was sacked following a dismal run of results which have left them 16th in the Premier League with only five wins all season, and it is down to caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson to arrest the slide while the club searches for a permanent replacement.

Villa meanwhile are enjoying life under Steven Gerrard, and victory today would lift them into the top half of the table at least temporarily before this afternoon’s matches. The obvious sub-plot is Gerrard vs Ferguson, two legends of Liverpool and Everton respectively going head to head on Merseyside. “I was surprised and shocked Rafa wanted to go and have a go at that job, with his legacy and his relationship with Liverpool,” Gerrard said this week. “Big Dunc will take the reins for this game and it’s quite obvious what type of reaction he’ll get. We need to be ready for that.”

Follow all the reaction from the Premier League game at Goodison Park below.

Everton vs Aston Villa

• Everton: Pickford; Kenny, Mina (c), Holgate, Godfrey; Townsend, Doucoure, Gomes, Gray; Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.
• Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings (c), Digne; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Coutinho.
• GOAL! Buendia heads home Digne’s corner, Everton 0-1 Villa (45+2)

[22 January 2022 18:41 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

52 mins: Foden passes the ball up to Grealish who tries to slip around Salisu but loses the ball. The defender has been fantastic for Southampton today.

The Saints don’t maintain possession for long and Foden drives City towards the box again. He lays it off to Sterling but he’s forced backwards under pressure and can’t pick out Walker with a pass.

[22 January 2022 18:37 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

50 mins: From one end of the pitch to the other! Grealish brings the ball into the box from the left but can’t pick out a teammate. It gets cleared as far as De Bruyne who slides a pass over to Walker on the right wing. He cuts it back to the edge of the box for Rodri. The midfielder drives a shot into the deck and it bounces it up to a nice height for Forster to turn past the right hand post.

[22 January 2022 18:35 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

48 mins: Chance! Southampton win a corner and James Ward-Prowse whips a cross in towards the near post. Jan Bednarek’s run sees him meet the ball in the air and his glancing header is sent straight at Ederson who punches it away! Sharp reactions from the Man City keeper.

[22 January 2022 18:34 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

Kick off: What have the managers had to say at half-time? Will their team talks make a difference in the second half? Stuart Armstrong gets the second half underway.

Mohamed Elyounoussi is on for Southampton replacing Nathan Redmond. Pep Guardiola has made no changes to the City XI.

[22 January 2022 18:30 · Michael Jones]

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[22 January 2022 18:26 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

Southampton and Man City have both had the same amount of shots on target (1) in the first half. Pep Guardiola will not be happy at all with what he’s seen over those 45 minutes. In contrast Ralph Hasenhuttl will be encouraging his players to just keep going. As it stands Southampton will end the day in the top 10.

[22 January 2022 18:22 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

Kyle Walker-Peters sent Southampton in front with a great right-footed finish and Raheem Sterling missed a fantastic opportunity to equalise for Man City. Will there be more goals in the second half?

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(AFP via Getty Images)

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[22 January 2022 18:18 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

45+2 mins: Southampton take a one-goal lead into the break after Kyle Walker-Peters sent the home side in front inside of 10 minutes. The Saints defended stoutly and kept City’s chances to a minimum.

Raheem Sterling had the best chance to equaliser for the league leaders but Fraser Forster denied him from close range. Can Southampton hang on to their lead for another 45 minutes?

[22 January 2022 18:16 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

45 mins: Great defending from Salisu! De Bruyne feeds the ball into the box as Walker comes in from an overlapping run. He looks for a pass into the six-yard box but Salisu slides across him, blocks the pass and wins a goal kick.

Two added minutes to play.

[22 January 2022 18:13 · Michael Jones]

Southampton 1 - 0 Man City

42 mins: Kyle Walker’s cross into the box is flicked on by Bernardo Silva then headed out ot Rodri. He takes the ball on his chest before hitting one at goal and pulling the chance wide of the left-hand post!

Southampton will want to get into the break with the lead and a chance to regroup. City won’t be this lacklustre in the second half.