Emiliano Buendia’s first-half header was enough for Aston Villa to beat Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s first appearance at Goodison Park as head coach barely featured as a sub-plot with the focus all on Duncan Ferguson taking charge following the sacking of Rafael Benitez.
But, like many occasions during his playing career, it was Gerrard who left the ground smiling after Buendia’s match-winning header in first-half stoppage time.
Everton are 16th on 19 points, five points above the relegation zone, having secured one league win since September.
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“The character was second to none and the graft was really there,” Pickford said. “It’ll come, we are working hard on the training pitch and then go out and express yourself, it wasn’t to be today.”
Their sorry state was highlighted by a banner flown over the stadium with the words “22 years of failure Bill”, aimed at club chairman Bill Kenwright, while one was unfurled in the stands at the final whistle which read “Time to go”.
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