Premier League · Matchweek 22
HT 0:0
Thierno Barry 59'
Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 16:30 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 3rd · 43 pts|Everton 12th → 10th · 32 pts

Aston Villa edged xG (1.44–0.51) but Everton took the win.

Player of the matchJordan Pickford7.8Decisive moment59' Thierno Barry+1.2

Aston Villa 0-1 Everton

Key numbers

  • Possession 63% – 37%
  • Shots 18 (5 on target) – 9 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 59' Thierno Barry, FN xPts +1.2
Player of the match
Jordan Pickford 7.8Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)

Game state

0-1
Aston Villa ahead 0 min · level 59 min · Everton ahead 31 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

59' Thierno Barry Goal +1.2
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Everton Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

Aston VillaEverton
63%Possession37%
1.44Expected goals (xG)0.51
0.08xG per shot0.06
18Shots9
5Shots on target3
28%Shots on target %33%
12Shots in box5
495Passes292
88%Pass accuracy78%
6Corners4
2Saves5
15Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
1Offsides4

Compared with usual

Aston Villa

29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.6
Conceded11
xG1.441.3
xG against0.511.3
Shots1812.1
On target54.8
Shots faced912.4
xG per shot0.080.1
Possession63%54.7%
Passes495461.8
Pass accuracy88%85.2%
Corners65.1
Fouls159.8

Everton

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.1
Conceded01.2
xG0.511
xG against1.441.3
Shots911.4
On target33.3
Shots faced1813.3
xG per shot0.060.09
Possession37%44.2%
Passes292393.2
Pass accuracy78%79.5%
Corners44.1
Fouls1310.3

Timeline

  • 18' Sub John McGinn → Evann Guessand
  • 23' Yellow Dwight McNeil
  • 47' Yellow James Garner
  • 56' Yellow Lamare Bogarde
  • 59' Goal Thierno Barry league goal #4
  • 73' Sub Ian Maatsen → Lucas Digne
  • 73' Sub Lamare Bogarde → George Hemmings
  • 84' Sub Thierno Barry → Beto

Category leaders

  • Key passesYouri Tielemans5
  • Duels wonJames Garner9/12
  • DribblesMatty Cash2/3
  • Defensive actionsJames Garner11
  • ShotsMorgan Rogers5 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonJack Grealish6

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.