"David Moyes is unconcerned about his side's attacking resources, including striker Beto, despite Everton being held to a goalless draw by Aston Villa. The Toffees dominated from the outset at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday but lacked a cutting edge, running into an inspired performance from Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Michael Keane, making his 200th Premier League appearance for Everton, was left to rue a series of missed opportunities, sending three efforts off-target while Martinez denied him too, with the defender twice set up by the in-form Jack Grealish late in the second half."
"Despite seeing Everton fail to score from 20 shots and 2.17 expected goals, their highest xG total in a Premier League match since January 2024, Moyes maintains he is not worried about his attack. "If anybody was going to win it, it was us," Moyes told BBC Sport. "We played well, it was a great performance, we played with a lot of intensity. Aston Villa defended very well.""
""A manager's job is to raise expectations, that's part of it. Everybody here is aware of where we came from. We're trying to build a new team in the new stadium. The team played so well, with a real front-foot attitude. We just couldn't get that goal. I've said many times, we don't buy £70m strikers. We've got two really good forwards who are learning their trade and will improve. Beto's been fantastic, he's had two good chances today and didn't score - but I don't know many strikers who go through periods where they don't miss.""
Everton dominated the match at Hill Dickinson Stadium but failed to convert chances as Emiliano Martinez produced an inspired performance to keep a clean sheet for Aston Villa. Michael Keane, making his 200th Premier League appearance, missed several opportunities and was denied by the goalkeeper after being set up by Jack Grealish. Striker Beto also missed two gilt-edged chances either side of the interval. Everton registered 20 shots and 2.17 expected goals, their highest xG in a Premier League game since January 2024, yet could not score. Manager David Moyes said he is unconcerned and praised Iliman Ndiaye and Grealish for creating chances.
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