Indeed, it was not so long ago we turned to puns as the game drifted towards a goalless draw. Oh my days. 7, A tough first 45 for the Brazilian who wasn't allowed to get on the ball, Dennis Praet and Iheanacho blocking passing lanes into him. Rebecca Chaplin 18th Oct 2020, 21:37 SMITH SPEAKS 52 mins: Grealish’s calves are taking a real battering out there. James Maddison is coming on, hoping to boost this game’s End Product quota. Martinez in goals and Cash at right back have strengthened the backline, but so has Ezri Konsa at the heart of defence. The players should be asking why that kind of thing isn’t happening, it’s not as though there hasn’t been time for people at the Premier League to do something.”. “As usual, Peter Oh is Justin time to Cash in on the puns. 60 mins: Tielemans has a sight of goal, and his shot takes a nick off Mings, making it a little trickier for Martinez, who gathers at the second attempt. James doesn’t like to track back, something Liverpool exploited for much of the first half. You’d back them to win seven or eight of those on current form. It’s a game plan that has benefited immensely from the improved attacking creativity and greater control in the middle of the park afforded by Everton’s new-look midfield. Whereas last off-season Villa splashed the cash on a whole raft of new players, overhauling almost their entire squad upon their promotion to the top flight, this year it’s been about quality over quantity. Villa ending the second half well, after a stodgy start. GOAL!!! Villa are up to second, and have won their first four league games for the first time in 90 years! 75 mins: Villa have a free kick 30 yards out, which Targett prods for Barkley to run onto. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Not sure why he’s not been booked - that’s his second tackle on Grealish that was clumsy at best. At this moment in time, a red card feels more likely than a goal. Ross Barkley powered home a 90th-minute winner at Leicester to maintain Aston Villa's perfect Premier League start. Raheem Sterling said last year that as important as stopping particular incidents of racist abuse was addressing the under-representation of people of colour in boardrooms and other positions of power in football. 68 mins: Praet makes way for Maddison as Villa win another corner, taken by McGinn. Leicester City, 4-1-4-1:  Schmeichel; Castagne, Evans, Fofana, Justin; Mendy (Choudhury, 78); Perez, Tielemans, Praet (Maddison, 67), Barnes; Iheanacho (Slimani, 70). 44 mins: A reminder that these sides have collectively beaten the league’s two best teams by an aggregate score of 12-4 this season. Looked to play inside whenever possible to spring a Villa attack. 8.5*, Initially struggled to live up to the standards set a fortnight ago - but he wasn't the only one. 83 mins: Maddison is adding a bit of sparkle to what has been a stodgy attacking display from Leicester. 92 mins: As Dave Manby points out via email, we’ve still had no goalless draw in the Premier League since 20 July. Subs:  Morgan, Albrighton, Ward, Under. Neither has his physicality and aerial prowess. Here’s how two underdogs stunned the best league in the world. “We have come up to the speed of the game and that showed.”. He stayed, and has been reaping the rewards. Two added minutes. Which makes his game-winning effort even more impressive. Grealish was by far Villa's most-dangerous player and burst forward at every opportunity. It didn’t take Everton or Aston Villa four games to ‘come up to speed’. Worked hard once more before being replaced by Traore. Tielemans’ delivery is dangerous, ricocheting to Perez who takes his time getting it out from under his feet. He finds a pocket of space here, but is let down by Tieleman’s pass, which is hit really hard for no good reason. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >, Liverpool’s title defence takes huge hit with $135m star to undergo surgery, Mourinho shuts down Bale question after Spurs shocked by miracle PL comeback, ‘$1.1m a week for that?’: Bale misses huge chance in Spurs homecoming. Can he get it on Targett? The midfielder collected Grealish’s pass and from 20 yards, drilled a low shot beyond Schmeichel, who at first glance perhaps could have done better. 56 mins: Nice build-up play from Villa, Grealish picking out Trezeguet on the right. Then there was the key role-change for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who Ancelotti quickly pushed further forward and centrally into something more akin to a traditional poacher’s role. This one is very much up for grabs after that first-half statemate. Booked for bringing down Tielemans. It’s a similar story across all of the top teams: inconsistency, mistakes, and defensive sloppiness have cost them time and again. Available for everyone, funded by readers. 49 mins: Grealish, the only player who’s looked anything close to ‘box office’, finds Targett with a slipped through ball, collects the return and wins a corner which Evans clears under pressure from Konsa. 78 mins: Barnes twists, turns and fires over from 20 yards. Dean Smith's side were bold, brave and resolute once more and rallied until the very end with Barkley striking home sweetly from 25 yards to win it. 80 mins: Maddison is brought down by Douglas Luiz, who needs to be careful. 38 mins: Cash’s hopeful long ball is chased down by Watkins, who lofts the ball back across goal towards Barkley. James Justin did enough to put him off, though. When Carlo Ancelotti was announced as Everton’s manager on December 21, 2019, the Toffees had only just climbed back out of the relegation zone under interim boss Duncan Ferguson. Goodnight. By the time they ended the season, they had 49 points (38 games). 86 mins: Traore’s cross deflects away from Watkins, who had for once got away from Fofana and Evans. Barkley grew frustrated at the King Power in the first 45 and failed to maintain a rhythm playing as a No.10 - but boy did he announce himself in a Villa shirt once more with a stunning strike from range to win it at the death. 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Villa are now up to second in the table after winning four from their first four games. 73 mins: ... make that seven, as Watkins nicks the ball away from Mendy, then goes past Evans, who has little option but to bring him down. “After seeing so many matches in which players score Fofana, we feel cheated when they miss the Targett.”. Enjoyed a really good battle with the game Castagne. This time it’s Tielemans, who goes in late on McGinn as Villa break. 81 mins: Just before the substitution, Tielemans went down but Leicester played on, Slimani heading Castagne’s cross high and wide.

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