"Aston Villa's Premier League title ambitions suffered a damaging blow as an 11-game home winning streak ended with a 1-0 defeat to Everton. Villa could have cut the gap on leaders Arsenal to four points with victory at fortress Villa Park, but they were undone by Thierno Barry's second-half strike. Barry's 59th-minute winner came courtesy of a defensive howler by Pau Torres, a goalkeeping error by Emiliano Martínez and hands further initiative to the Gunners in the title race."
"Everton became the first team to win at Villa Park since August and they are just four points behind city rivals Liverpool, who currently occupy fourth position, and are also in contention for European places. David Moyes will be relieved his side were able to get the job done after they had a goal controversially ruled out in the first half after Harrison Armstrong was deemed to have been interfering from an offside position after Jake O'Brien had headed in."
"They had needed just 11 seconds to prove they were not going to roll over as they almost scored straight from kick-off. Jordan Pickford's long ball was flicked on by Barry into the path of Merlin Röhl and his bundled effort hit the inside of the post and landed in the arms of a grateful Martinez. Villa breathed a sigh of relief and kicked into gear."
Aston Villa lost 1-0 at Villa Park to Everton, ending an 11-game home winning streak and damaging their Premier League title hopes. Thierno Barry scored the 59th-minute winner following a defensive howler by Pau Torres and a goalkeeping error from Emiliano Martínez. The defeat hands further initiative to Arsenal in the title race and exposes Villa's fragile squad depth, prompting calls for reinforcements. Everton became the first side to win at Villa Park since August and sit close to European contention, while John McGinn's early injury further weakened Villa's options.
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