- Danny Ings - 31'
- Emiliano Buendía - 86'
- Lucas Digne - 87' OG
Villa beats Everton 2-1 as Gerrard gets better of Lampard
BIRMINGHAM, England -- — Steven Gerrard got the better of former England teammate Frank Lampard in their first meeting as managers as Aston Villa beat Everton 2-1 thanks to goals by Danny Ings and Emi Buendia in the Premier League on Saturday.
Ings turned inside the penalty area after receiving a pass from strike partner Ollie Watkins, took an extra touch to his left and scored with a fierce left-footed strike in the 31st minute.
Watkins, back in the starting team after being a substitute in the 2-0 loss at Bournemouth last weekend, also set up Buendia for the second goal in the 86th. The Argentina playmaker slipped a pass through to Watkins, whose low center across the face of goal was tapped in by Buendia.
While Villa secured its first win of the season, it was a second straight loss for Lampard’s Everton, which barely threatened until Lucas Digne bundled the ball into his own net from a cross by substitute Amadou Onana in the 87th.
The closest the visitors came before that was a goal, scored by Anthony Gordon at a corner, that was ruled offside against the winger. There was a late flurry of efforts by Everton in stoppage time but Villa held on.
Gerrard and Lampard were long-time teammates for England — they were brilliant as individual players breaking forward from midfield but struggled to be compatible as a pair in central midfield — and went into senior management around the same time in 2018.
Gerrard looks to have the better squad at his disposal for this season, with Boubacar Kamara — newly signed from Marseille in central midfield — impressing for Villa on Saturday with his energy and reading of the game.
Lampard is missing a presence up front for Everton with Dominic Calvert-Lewin injured and Richarlison having been sold to Tottenham.
Everton lost its opener 1-0 against Chelsea and could be set for another relegation fight after narrowly avoiding the drop last season.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Oliver
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | +44 | 79 |
Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | +34 | 67 |
Newcastle United | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | +21 | 62 |
Manchester City | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +23 | 61 |
Chelsea | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | +19 | 60 |
Nottingham Forest | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | +14 | 60 |
Aston Villa | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | +5 | 57 |
Fulham | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | +1 | 51 |
AFC Bournemouth | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | +12 | 49 |
Brentford | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | +6 | 46 |
Crystal Palace | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 45 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 41 |
Everton | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | -7 | 38 |
Manchester United | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 38 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | +10 | 37 |
West Ham United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 36 |
Ipswich Town | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -41 | 21 |
Leicester City | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | -49 | 18 |
Southampton | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | -55 | 11 |