Watkins Picks his spot to finally find a way past Jordan

At the third time of asking, Ollie Watkins finally managed to break Jordan Pickford’s steely resistance to dump Everton into the bottom three.

- John Richardson

Everton 0 

Aston Villa 2 

Fresh from signing a new four-and-a-half-year contract without a relegation clause, keeper Pickford adopted a shall-not-pass mantra.

Twice he denied his England team-mate, first coming out on top in a one-on-one and then leaving Watkins with his head in his hands as he somehow clawed a close-range header on to the post.

But there was nothing Pickford could do when former Villa player Idrissa Gana Gueye tripped John McGinn in the box on 63 minutes.

Watkins stepped up to the penalty spot as Pickford engaged in mind games while delaying the kick.

He was wasting his own time as Watkins found the roof of the net to continue his prolific scoring sequence.