Aston Villa – Everton

At Birmingham, the referee will record at least three goals

Two Premier League clubs will meet in the 1/32 final of the English League Cup in Birmingham. Aston Villa at the home stadium will start the current draw of the second in the status of the second national cup. The starting round "villans" missed, which is the privilege of the participant of European tournaments. In turn, Everton at the end of August began performances in the League Cup from the stage 1/64 finals. Liverpool club travelled to Doncaster to the eponymous club of the Second League. After conceding a goal first, the Toffees rattled the nerves of their fans, but got back on track in the 73rd minute, and in the 88th managed to score the winning goal through striker Arnaud Danjoum. In last year's English League Cup, Aston Villa beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the second round before losing to eventual winners Manchester United in the third round. Everton beat lowly Fleetwood Town in the 1/32 last season, but lost 1-4 to Bournemouth in the next game. The bookmakers considered the home side as favourites for the upcoming encounter with odds of 1.72. Having returned from the Championship in the 2019/2020 season, Aston Villa has never finished in the top half of the standings. Unai Emery took charge of the team in the middle of last season. When the Spanish coach came to Aston Villa, it had the risks of heading for relegation. In the second half of last year's Premier League, the Villans produced such a football that they left Chelsea and Tottenham behind them, and they were only ten points behind the Champions League zone. Aston Villa started the new APL season with a crushing defeat at the hands of Newcastle, but in the second round they rehabilitated themselves with a similar rout of their upcoming opponents - Everton (4:0). "Villans" has not yet played in the current season in the draw, being an uncompromising team. Birmingham club on Sunday on the road beat Chelsea, securing sixth place in the championship. Everton have had a terrible start to the Premier League, losing four of their five fixtures. The team got their first win last Saturday when they secured a 3-1 away win over Brentford. After the August defeat to Aston Villa, the Toffees will play more aggressively in attack, which will lead to at least three goals.