"Villa failed to capitalised on dropped points by top two Arsenal and Man City, with the defeat courtesy of Thierno Barry's second-half winner seeing them fail to close the gap behind the Gunners to four points. It was an underwhelming performance from Emery's side, who escaped going behind in the first half when Jake O'Brien's opener was controversially ruled out before mistakes from Pau Torres and Emiliano Martinez led to Everton taking the lead."
"No. Because they compete very well. We had our chances, we didn't score and they had less chances, but they scored. They [Everton] compete well and after the goal they defended well. Yes, we can avoid the goal, but we didn't. A lot of matches we play like that we win. They competed well, this is Premier League - they're a very good team and they have a very good coach."
Aston Villa lost 1-0 at home to Everton, missing an opportunity to reduce the gap to Arsenal after Thierno Barry's second-half winner. Villa had an underwhelming display: Jake O'Brien had an opening goal controversially ruled out and errors from Pau Torres and Emiliano Martinez led to Everton's decisive strike. Everton defended resolutely after taking the lead and limited Villa's scoring chances. Villa had been strong at Villa Park this season, winning their previous 11 home games and losing only once. Unai Emery called the result a missed opportunity, insisted Villa remain third, and noted other teams possess more potential.
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