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12/09/2028, Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 3

Everton Vs Villa

Everton play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: L Thomas (GK) , S Shostak (CB) , R Hellings (CB) , J Coughlan (RB) , D McGill (LB) , E Campa (CDM) , C Howey (CAM) , O Harding (RM) , J MacLellan (LM) , R Whitfield (ST) , M Saunders (ST) And the subs are: S Alviso (CB) , H Ryan (CB) , D Thomson (CM) , D Flanagan (CM) , M Bwacha (ST)

Villa play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: M Bonello (GK) , A Boydstun (CB) , F Valeriano (CB) , L Madigan (RB) , E Mahoney (LB) , D Hare (CM) , D Hawley (CDM) , E McPhearson (CDM) , J Trevor (RW) , P Abernathy (LW) , J McCourt (ST) And the subs are: J Malbrancke (CB) , G Oladele (CB) , R Molony (CM) , D Fallaw (CM) , J Osim (ST)

Welcome to Goodison Park in Liverpool, England where Everton will face Aston Villa.  This is round 3 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 39000.

1' - Everton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Owen Harding finds Dave McGill with a short pass.  Dave McGill slides the ball to Owen Harding.  Owen Harding plays a long pass to Charlie Howey.  Charlie Howey spots a run from Edmundo Campa.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Edmundo Campa is caught offside!  

8' - Leeroy Madigan plays a long ball to Frisco Valeriano.  Frisco Valeriano plays a short pass to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley sees Paul Abernathy making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul Abernathy is able to take the ball.  Paul Abernathy reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Dave Hawley for Villa!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

8' - Everton kick the ball off for the restart.  

13' - Owen Harding plays a short pass to Edmundo Campa.  Edmundo Campa plays a short pass to Sergey Shostak.  Sergey Shostak hits the ball long to Charlie Howey.  Charlie Howey slides the ball to Michael Saunders.  Michael Saunders plays the ball to Jack MacLellan.  Jack MacLellan crosses the ball, but opposing player Frisco Valeriano takes possession.  

19' - Alec Boydstun hits the ball long to Dave Hawley.  Dave McGill successfully tackles Dave Hawley and gains possession for his team.  Dave McGill sees a run from Michael Saunders.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Michael Saunders has strayed offside!  

25' - Leeroy Madigan dispossesses Charlie Howey and gains possession for his team.  Leeroy Madigan finds Euan Mahoney with a short pass.  Euan Mahoney spots a run from Dave Hawley.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Dave Hawley is able to take the ball.  Dave Hawley tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

30' - Joe Trevor plays a short pass to David Hare.  David Hare plays a short pass to Ed McPhearson.  Ed McPhearson sees James McCourt making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

35' - Alec Boydstun spots a run from Paul Abernathy.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Paul Abernathy is able to control the ball.  Paul Abernathy fires a shot...but the shot is offtarget!

44' - Frisco Valeriano finds Alec Boydstun with a short pass.  Alec Boydstun spots a run from Joe Trevor.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Joe Trevor is able to control the ball.  Joe Trevor looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Lloyd Thomas performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

47' - Lloyd Thomas spots a run from Charlie Howey.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Charlie Howey runs on to the ball.  Charlie Howey attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but it hits the upright!  Michael Saunders gets to the ball first...Michael Saunders attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

47' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

47' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - Dave McGill finds Edmundo Campa with a short pass.  Alec Boydstun successfully tackles Edmundo Campa and the ball goes loose.  Ed McPhearson tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Lloyd Thomas gets down to stop the shot!  

57' - Lloyd Thomas plays the ball to Dave McGill.  Dave McGill spots a run from Ryan Whitfield.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

67' - Dave Hawley passes to James McCourt.  John Coughlan tackles James McCourt and takes the ball.  John Coughlan plays a short pass to Charlie Howey.  Charlie Howey passes the ball to Sergey Shostak.  Sergey Shostak plays the ball to Jack MacLellan.  Jack MacLellan crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Euan Mahoney takes possession.  

70' - Jack MacLellan sees Michael Saunders making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Michael Saunders has strayed offside!  

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ed McPhearson is going to be taken off.  Jean Malbrancke is brought on from the bench.  

74' - Dave Hawley successfully tackles Charlie Howey and takes possession.  Villa try to launch a quick counter attack.  Dave Hawley brings the ball forward, outpacing Rudolph Hellings.  

75' - Dave Hawley sees a run from Joe Trevor.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Joe Trevor is able to control the ball.  Joe Trevor tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Joe Trevor scores!  That's a nice goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

75' - Everton kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Owen Harding is going to be taken off.  Dale Flanagan is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  James McCourt will come off.  Justin Osim is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ryan Whitfield is going to be taken off.  Mark Bwacha is going to be brought on.  

80' - Dave Hawley spots a run from Paul Abernathy.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Paul Abernathy is caught offside!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sergey Shostak is going to be taken off.  Santiago Alviso is going to be brought on.  

82' - Charlie Howey sees Michael Saunders making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

84' - Leeroy Madigan finds Dave Hawley with a long pass.  Dave Hawley sees a run from David Hare.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but David Hare has strayed offside!  

87' - Charlie Howey plays a long pass to Dave McGill.  Dave McGill tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a great goal from Dave McGill for Everton!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

88' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

93' - Jean Malbrancke passes to Leeroy Madigan.  Leeroy Madigan plays a short pass to Alec Boydstun.  Alec Boydstun spots a run from Joe Trevor.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Joe Trevor runs on to the ball.  Joe Trevor strikes the ball...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Leeroy Madigan gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Paul Abernathy.  Paul Abernathy directs a powerful header towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

93' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Everton 1 - 2 Aston Villa.