It turns out that Dean Smith was right to call for calm and a sense of perspective. “What are we coming to if we’re judging players after two games?”asked the Aston Villa manager on the eve of this game in response to questions about the performances of Wesley, the club-record signing, in his first two matches. Little more than 24 hours later Wesley registered his first goal in English football and Aston Villa’s season was up and running courtesy of a precious victory over a disappointing Everton side.Villa, after suffering back-to-back defeats, will welcome the sight of three points on the board following a gutsy and spirited display. It was their first Premier League win since beating Norwich in February 2016, ending a miserable run of 15 top-flight fixtures without victory, and was greeted with huge cheers at the final whistle. Related: Aston Villa v Everton: Premier League – live! Continue readingreadfullarticle
