Aston Villa Vs Everton 3-0: The Lions End The Toffees Honeymoon With Rafa Benitez

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JAKARTA - Aston Villa ended Everton's honeymoon phase with Rafa Benitez after beating their visitors 3-0 in the fifth Premier League match at Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham, Saturday local time.

Launching Antara, Sunday, this is Everton's first defeat since Rafa Benitez's care. Matty Cash and Leon Bailey goals flank Lucas Digne's own goal to win Villa.

Villa who returned to winning ways to move up to 10th place in the standings with seven points, while Everton, who hold 10 points, did not move from fifth.

Three goals. Three points. 🔥

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The first half went goalless after the hosts' best chance came through Tyrone Mings' header after a Douglas Luiz corner which goalkeeper Asmir Begovic saved over the bar.

The deadlock was only broken in the 66th minute when Cash broke free from Digne's line to catch Luiz's cross and then stabbed in and finished with a powerful shot that found its way into the corner.

The goal created positive momentum for Villa who three minutes later doubled their lead when Digne's effort to anticipate Bailey's corner turned the ball into his own net.

In the 75th minute, Bailey beat Ben Godfrey in a race to catch Danny Ings' cross before beating Begovic out of the net to add to Villa's 3-0 lead.

Everton could not do much in the remaining game time and had to accept the fact that their honeymoon phase with Benitez ended.

The two teams will return to action next Saturday when Everton host Norwich City at Goodison Park and Villa travel to Old Trafford against Manchester United.

However, before that, they will have a League Cup third-round tie with Everton traveling to second division Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday and Villa traveling to Stamford Bridge against Chelsea a day later.