Everton sit bottom of the Premier League after three games, which has led to major fan unrest and pressure mounting on manager Sean Dyche.
The Toffees' most recent defeat was a disappointing collapse at home against Bournemouth which saw the Blues throw away a two-goal advantage by conceding three goals in the final seven minutes - the latest comeback by two goals or more in Premier League history.
Whilst Everton have struggled, Aston Villa have started the new campaign very well, winning twice and losing once - their only defeat coming at home to title-chasing Arsenal.
Unai Emery's men won their last game away at newly-promoted Leicester City in a 2-1 victory for the Villans, where former-Everton player Amadou Onana opened the scoring for Aston Villa.
The previous meeting between these two sides was a goalless draw at Goodison Park in January, where Aston Villa would have been the side who were more disappointed with the draw - having seen a goal narrowly disallowed for offside.
Everton won when they last visited Villa Park, recording a 2-1 win in the Carabao Cup third round back in September - despite this, Everton have not won away at Aston Villa since 2016; losing four times and drawing once.
Team News
Aston Villa:
Ezri Konsa looked as if he picked up an ankle injury whilst on international duty with England - however, Unai Emery confirmed in his press conference that Konsa is fit to play.
Aston Villa's new summer signing Jaden Philogene-Bidace, who reportedly almost joined Everton prior to his move back to Villa Park, is also a doubt having picked up a knock.
Matty Cash and Leon Bailey are both still suffering with hamstring injuries and will both be unlikely to feature against the Toffees, whilst Diego Carlos is also a doubt but he did return to training this week meaning he may end up playing.
Meanwhile, Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings are continuing to recover from their respective long-term injuries and will both be unavailable, Kamara found himself on the scoresheet when these two sides met in the Carabao Cup third round last season.
Everton:
Seamus Coleman also picked up an injury whilst on international duty as he was forced off in Ireland's 2-0 defeat against England, however Dyche claimed that Coleman was "touch and go" ahead of Saturday - so he could feature.
Sean Dyche confirmed that Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson will miss the trip to Villa Park as they both have only just returned to training.
Youssef Chermiti will continue his recovery and will therefore miss this game, deadline-day signing Armando Broja - who joined on a season-long loan from Chelsea - is also unavailable.
There may be a debut handed to summer-signing Orel Mangala, who joined Everton late in the window on a season-long loan from Lyon, Mangala made 22 appearances in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest last season before his move to Lyon in the winter.
Likely Lineups
Aston Villa: Martinez, Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, McGinn, Ramsey, Rogers, Watkins
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Irroegbunam, Gueye, Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin
Key Players
Aston Villa - Amadou Onana
The Villans signed Onana from Everton in the summer for a reported fee of £60 million and the Belgian has hit the ground running.
He has scored twice in three games for Aston Villa and has been ever-present in Emery's side, the 23-year-old also has the best ground duel win rate, 61.9%, of any midfielder in the Premier League since the start of last season which shows how good he is offensively and defensively for the Villans.
Onana described the decision to move from Everton to Aston Villa as one of the best decisions he has ever made, and he will be eager to show his former club just how much they are missing.
The Belgian joined Everton from Lille in the summer of 2022, he made 63 appearances for the Toffees across two seasons with the club, scoring three times.
Everton - Iliman Ndiaye
Everton's new summer signing Iliman Ndiaye, who joined the Toffees from Marseille for a reported £18 million, has been a bright spark for Everton in what has been a dismal start to the season.
Ndiaye scored a goal in his first start for the Toffees in Everton's 3-0 win over Doncaster in the Carabao Cup, with a goal which was voted 'goal of the round'.
The 24-year-old was undoubtedly Everton's best player in their 3-2 loss to Bournemouth, despite not recording a goal involvement, with many arguing that it was his substitution which led to the Toffees embarrassing collapse in their last game.
He will be instrumental if Everton are to grab any points at Villa Park on Saturday evening and playing against an inexperienced full-back in Lamare Bogarde could play right into his hands.
Match Details
Where is the game being played?
As previously mentioned, the game will take place at Aston Villa's home ground Villa Park, in Birmingham.
What time is the kickoff?
This is Everton's first Saturday evening kickoff of the season, as this game will take place at 5.30pm.
How can I watch it?
The game will be broadcast live only on Sky Sports, highlights will be available soon after the final whistle on the Sky Sports Premier League YouTube channel.
