Aston Villa vs Everton Prediction: The teams are coming off a victory in the Premier League

Aston Villa will welcome Everton at Villa Park in Round 3 of the EFL English Cup. The teams are coming off a victory in the Premier League. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Aston Villa's entry into the Europa Conference League allowed them to skip the first two rounds of the EFL Cup. However, their return to continental competition was met with a loss to Legia Warsaw, who won 3-2 in their opening match. Chelsea, who were well-rested and aiming to continue Villa's misfortune, couldn't match the performance of the Lions. Despite suffering two away defeats, including a 3-0 loss to Liverpool, Villa secured a victory against Chelsea. Ollie Watkins, who had yet to score in the Premier League this season, finally found the back of the net with a well-placed shot. The win was made possible by several crucial saves from Robert Sanchez. Villa's victory solidified their sixth-place position in the current Premier League standings and extended their unbeaten streak at Villa Park to 10 games. However, they hope to avoid a third consecutive exit at this stage of the EFL Cup, having been knocked out by Manchester United and Chelsea in their previous two third-round ties.

Olsen; Chambers, Lenglet, Torres, Digne; Ramsey, Dendoncker, Tielemans; Diaby, Duran, Bailey

A former Brentford player, who played for the team from 2014 to 2016, was the one to score against them over the weekend. James Tarkowski, now playing for Everton, scored a goal and provided an assist to help his team secure their first win of the season. Taking advantage of Brentford's increasing injury problems, Tarkowski headed the ball down for Abdoulaye Doucoure to score the first goal. Mathias Jensen managed to equalize for Brentford before halftime. However, Tarkowski scored a goal from a corner against his former team and Dominic Calvert-Lewin completed the scoring, resulting in a great victory for Everton. This win moved them to 15th place in the standings. Prior to this win, Everton's only success in the 2023-24 season was a close 2-1 win over Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup third round. However, Everton has still not managed to keep a clean sheet this season and now face a challenging game against Aston Villa. Everton previously suffered a 4-0 defeat against Aston Villa on August 20. Similarly, Everton is also at risk of being eliminated in the EFL Cup third round for the third consecutive year.

Virginia; Patterson, Godfrey, Keane, Mykolenko; Danjuma, Onana, Doucoure, Dobbin; Beto, Calvert-Lewin

Villa Park has seen its fair share of unexpected upsets in the past, including the memorable FA Cup defeat against Stevenage in January. However, it seems unlikely that the visiting team will have a successful outcome in Wednesday's match. For the past six months, Emery's team has been dominating at their home ground, and even with two different lineups, it is expected that the Lions will easily advance to the next stage. We expect both the teams to be on the scoresheet.