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          2020-21 English Premier League
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          Everton Everton EVE

          Everton Champions League hopes fade after Villa stalemate

          Andre Gomes of Everton and John McGinn of Aston Villa battle for the ball during their Premier League match. Getty Images
          May 13, 2021
          • Reuters

          Everton's faint hopes of a top-four Premier League finish were all but extinguished following a goalless draw with Aston Villa at Villa Park on Thursday.

          Villa defender Tyrone Mings headed the home side's best chance wide from Douglas Luiz's cross, when he should have at least tested Jordan Pickford in the Everton goal.

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          After an uninspiring first half, Carlo Ancelotti's Everton improved after the break with Ben Godfrey drawing a save from Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez.

          But Everton failed to create any clear chances late in the game and the result left the Merseyside club eighth in the table, eight points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.

          English Premier League Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Arsenal 28 +40 69
          2 Manchester City 27 +42 61
          3 Manchester United 26 +6 50
          4 Tottenham Hotspur 28 +12 49
          5 Newcastle United 26 +20 47
          6 Liverpool 26 +18 42
          7 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 +15 42
          8 Brentford 27 +9 42
          9 Fulham 27 +1 39
          10 Chelsea 27 +1 38
          11 Aston Villa 27 -4 38
          12 Crystal Palace 28 -16 27
          13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 -19 27
          14 Leeds United 27 -9 26
          15 Everton 28 -18 26
          16 Nottingham Forest 27 -27 26
          17 Leicester City 27 -9 25
          18 West Ham United 26 -10 24
          19 AFC Bournemouth 27 -29 24
          20 Southampton 28 -23 23