David Moyes will be looking to make a winning start to his reign at Everton when his side take on Aston Villa at Goodison Park on Wednesday.
The Toffees are languishing in 16th in the table after recording just three wins from their 19 Premier League matches.
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Everton finally pulled the trigger on Sean Dyche following the 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth earlier this month.
The Merseyside outfit produced a disappointing display at the Vitality Stadium, failing to register a single shot on target.
David Brooks left the bench to score the decisive goal late on, condemning the visitors to their eighth defeat of the season.
Five days later and just hours before the FA Cup tie with Peterborough United, Everton announced the decision to dismiss Dyche from his position.
Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman took charge of the side on Thursday night, with the team sealing a 2-0 success against Peterborough.
Now Moyes will be in the home dugout at Goodison Park on Wednesday 12 years after leaving the club for Manchester United.
The Scot will hope to bring some stability at Everton and secure survival in the English top-flight.
His first test will be against Aston Villa, who have endured an unconvincing 2024-25 campaign but will enter the upcoming game on the back of two victories in all competitions.
The Lions beat Leicester City 2-1 after a late winner from Leon Bailey and followed that up with another success against West Ham United in the FA Cup at the weekend.
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Everton rested several of their first-team players for the FA Cup game against Peterborough, but Moyes is expected to pick their best team on Wednesday.
James Garner could be involved after missing the last couple of months through injury, but the same thing cannot be said about Tim Iroegbunam who could be out for about a week.
As for Aston Villa, Jhon Duran will be available after serving his three-game suspension. But Ross Barkley will miss out due to fitness issues.
Everton vs Aston Villa potential line-ups
Everton: Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Mangala, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Duran, Rogers
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Everton vs Aston Villa prediction
With a new manager in the dugout, the Toffees will be fully motivated to seal maximum points against Villa.
And the Lions’ terrible away record suggests Moyes’ men should emerge victorious on Wednesday.
Everton 1-0 Aston Villa