Today will be a proving ground for Everton to break their losing record against Aston Villa. As we know, the last 5 head to head matches between the two have always belonged to Aston Villa with 4 wins and 1 draw. As hosts Everton do not want to lose again and with new coach Sean Dyche I think they will surprise Aston Villa tonight. My prediction is a narrow win for Everton but it doesn't rule out the possibility that it will end in a draw.
Although Everton is currently in good form since Sean Dyche became coach, Aston Villa is not an easy opponent for Everton and this match will definitely be interesting. Everton has to prove that he is better now considering that head to head in 5 matches, Everton only got one draw, and four wins by Aston Villa.
and if you look at the results of the last 5 matches for both, Everton and Aston Villa from the last 5 matches both won 2 and lost 3 times. And it looks like Aston Villa will not let Everton win even though they are playing at home to Everton, because Aston Villa will try to get full points to be able to shift Chelsea's position which is only 3 points away.