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Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
by James Nalton
at Goodison Park
THERE was plenty to rouse the crowd and players at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, but no goals, as Everton and Aston Villa had to settle for a point each in a fiery encounter.
The best chance of the game fell to Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the first half while Villa substitute Jhon Duran glanced a shot just wide in the second.
In the end, both defences did enough to keep a clean sheet.
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