JAKARTA - David Moyes will return to the bench at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, for the first time in 12 years when Everton host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday, January 15. The former Everton manager was just appointed as Sean Dyche last weekend to serve his second term as coach of The Toffees. He assumed the first task of ending the club's poor record against Villa.

Thursday January 9 was one of the strangest days in Everton's history, which in recent years has been filled with various difficult moments. With the club's position just one point above the relegation zone, Dyche was sacked five days after Bournemouth's 0-1 defeat, and only three hours before the FA Cup match against Peterborough United, although Dyche had led the training session that day.

Everton icon Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman took over the team that night, where The Toffees made it to the fourth round with a less convincing 2-0 win. However, signs of Dyche's sacking were clearly visible, in which his team failed to record a single shot on target at Vitality in their last game.

Everton have only won three games this season and scored 15 goals in the Premier League, only better than Southampton. Dyche left Everton with a record 26 wins in 84 games, including just one win from his last 11 games, which was a 4-0 win over Wolves in early December.

Moyes is now back to end Everton's poor record against Aston Villa. Everton last won against Villa in the Premier League in 2016, with eight defeats to their last 11 league meetings. Despite their win at Villa Park in last season's EFL Cup, Everton threw a 2-0 lead and lost a meeting in the league last September.

On the other hand, Villa are in a difficult situation regarding their away performance. They have suffered five consecutive defeats, conceded at least two goals in each of those matches. However, records at Goodison Park gave Villa confidence, unbeaten in the last five visits and did not concede in the last three matches.

Unai Emery's manager is also trying to avoid a bad record, as another loss will prolong their longest streak of away defeats since relegation in the 2015-16 season. However, Villa are still in the top four competition, just four points behind Chelsea who are inconsistent, and two points away from Manchester City.

Since the start of the year, Villa have played two games and won both, recording a 2-1 win at home to Leicester City and West Ham United, with the last coming to the FA Cup on Friday. However, Emery realized that his team had to improve their performance, especially with so many important games this month.

The match against Everton, which is now under new management, is a very different challenge, before they face Arsenal this weekend and finish the Champions League league phase against Monaco and Celtic.

Both teams had enough preparation time after winning the FA Cup third-half before the weekend. For Everton, banyak McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Seamus Coleman who were not involved in the game against Peterborough are likely to return. James Garner is also expected to be able to play after several months out of a back injury, while the Iroegbunam team still needs a week to recover.

However, Armando Broja's injury nightmare continued, after he had to be stretched off the pitch with his knees wrapped in the last game. There is a possibility that it will be his last appearance in an Everton uniform.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be strengthened by Jhon Duran after a suspension. Given his performance before the red card at Newcastle United, Duran is likely to replace total Watkins as the spearhead. However, Ross Barkley was ruled out after a calf injury in the match against West Ham. Pau Torres also could not play in the back lines, and Diego Carlos was doubtful because of a leg injury. In addition, Jaden Philogene will soon leave the club to join Ipswich Town.

With a new manager on both sides, this match promises an exciting duel at Goodison Park. Everton hopes Moyes can start his steps with a positive result, while Villa will struggle to stop their bad trend in away matches. Will Moyes bring luck to The Toffees, or Villa who will extend their good record at Goodison Park? We'll wait for the result!

Everton (4-2-3-1):Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Brantwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Aston Villa (4-3-3):Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Duran, Rogers


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