Everton host Villa as Moyes eyes momentum amid Villa drought

Everton will host Aston Villa at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, September 13, 2025, with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. BST as David Moyes’s revitalised side aim to extend a promising start to the Premier League season against an underperforming Villa team seeking its first league goal. Everton go into the game unbeaten at their new ground and sitting fifth in the table, while Unai Emery’s visitors occupy 19th after three matches.

Moyes has overseen a strong opening run featuring a 3-2 win over Wolves and a 2-0 victory in the new stadium. The manager warned ahead of the match that he remains cautious over squad fitness. "Jarrad Branthwaite is getting closer but he is not quite there yet," Moyes said, adding that the centre back could still be "a few weeks" away from full fitness. Moyes also confirmed full back Vitaliy Mykolenko is "around it" after feeling something in the Wolves game and withdrawing from Ukraine duty.

Villa arrive in need of answers after a difficult start; reports say they are the only top-flight side yet to find the net. Emery stressed that several recent signings are integrating into the squad and could feature. "They are in the squad," he said of...