Four lessons Everton can learn from Aston Villa including £31m transfer masterstroke It's appropriate that David Moyes’ first game in charge back at Everton is against Aston Villa - because the Merseyside club can learn from them how to succeed in the Premier League.
And, with Everton hosting Villa in Moyes' first match back at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, Mirror Football takes a look at how their Premier League rivals are the perfect example of how to rebuild the club... Everton have been handicapped in the transfer market because Sean Dyche had to make a profit for the last two summers.
Villa were deep in relegation trouble when Unai Emery replaced Steven Gerrard in October 2022 and only goals scored was keeping them out of the relegation zone.
He topped that by finishing fourth last season and leading Villa into the Champions League for the first time since 1982.
Emery has achieved all this success without spending oodles of cash and Everton can learn valuable lessons from Villa.
