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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

'Cutting edge of a plastic spatula' - National media react to Everton defeat at Aston Villa

Everton remain pointless at the start of the new Premier League season after losing 2-1 away to Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime.

A first=half strike from Danny Ings was supplemented by a late Emiliano Buendia tap-in before former Blue Lucas Digne bundled one into his own net to give the travelling Toffees hope of a late equaliser. But it was not to be and the result means that Frank Lampard's side have suffered defeat in both of their first two matches and are yet to register a goal from one of their own players.

The main positive, however, was the second-half cameo of new signing Amadou Onana and it was his bursting run that created Everton's late consolation goal.

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