Steven Gerrard got the better of Frank Lampard as Aston Villa beat Everton 2-1 to pick up their first victory of the new Premier League season.
Danny Ings found the net in the 31st minute and substitute Emiliano Buendia looked to have sealed the points when he claimed a deserved second four minutes from time.Everton gave a debut to new defensive signing Conor Coady but had looked toothless in attack until their new recruit Amadou Onana forced an own goal from Lucas Digne a minute later and left Aston Villa hanging on.
Villa responded to a noisy welcome from their fans with a high tempo start but they were unable to test Jordan Pickford. Gordon did his best as a makeshift centre-forward but Everton’s need for reinforcements up front was all too evident. Everton possessed a greater threat at the start of the second half and Gray forced Emiliano Martinez into his first save with a well-struck shot from the edge of the box in the 53rd minute.
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