Source: Liverpool_Echo
Aston Villa 1, Everton FC 0: Blues still searching for first Premier League win of season
EVERTON are still looking for their first league win of the season after a second-half onslaught failed to prevent defeat at Aston Villa.[LNB]Luke Young scored his first goal for nearly two years to boost caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald's chances of becoming Martin O'Neill's successor.[LNB]The former England defender, who rejected a move to Liverpool earlier this month, dealt a blow to the other side of Merseyside with his ninth-minute winner.[LNB]It was Villa's second league win under MacDonald as they bounced back from their Europa League exit at the hands of Rapid Vienna.[LNB] Villa had leaked nine goals in their previous two matches, include a 6-0 mauling by Newcastle at St James' Park.[LNB]But they managed to hold on for a clean sheet despite being on the defensive for lengthy periods.[LNB]Everton dominated for lengthy spells in terms of possession with Mikel Arteta pulling the strings in the middle of the park.[LNB]But they lacked a cutting edge until Louis Saha was brought on early in the second period.[LNB]It means Everton are still searching for their first win of the campaign and have collected only one point from a possible nine.[LNB]Ashley Young posed the biggest threat for Villa while Nigel Reo-Coker - a late replacement for Stephen Ireland after he was injured in the warm-up - made his presence felt in midfield.[LNB]The visitors, searching for their first league win of the campaign, started the brighter of the two teams.[LNB]But after nine minutes Villa took the lead through Luke Young's second goal for the club since his move from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2008.[LNB]John Carew headed the ball into the path of Ashley Young who held the ball up before releasing Luke Young. He kept his nerve before driving a left-footed shot wide of Tim Howard.[LNB]Everton tried to retaliate and Dunne was booked for body checking Jermaine Beckford 25 yards from the Villa goal.[LNB]Arteta curled the free-kick over the defensive wall although Brad Friedel made a comfortable enough save.
