David Moyes praised Aston Villa's squad building after his Everton side lost 1-0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.

Ahead of the defeat to Aston Villa, David Moyes laid down the gauntlet to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who should p*ss off now in a bid.

I can’t magic an end to Everton’s goalscoring woes - Everton suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa in David Moyes’ first game back as manager.

David Moyes suffered defeat on his return as Everton manager after Ollie Watkins' second-half strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Goodison Park.

David Moyes' return as Everton manager failed to muster a response from the toothless Toffees in a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday.

David Moyes said he had witnessed the scale of the task he faces to keep Everton in the Premier League after a dismal 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday.

"Obviously it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sean Dyche left a group of players that have great character and a great attitude, I'm really pleased to take over that. What I need to do is add quality and find a way of getting results but you can't change the whole thing around straight away.

David Moyes was granted a Goodison Park guard of honour when he left Everton to become Manchester United manager. He deserves to be carried into the new stadium in a Sedan Chair if he can keep this team in the Premier League.

David Moyes' return as Everton manager started off flat against Aston Villa as Toffees fans caused disbelief on Sky Sports.

David Moyes explained where Everton are lacking in quality after their defeat to Aston Villa — and rued a "pretty big miss" by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

David Moyes' return to Everton was ruined by Ollie Watkins' second-half winning goal for Aston Villa in the Premier League. Manager Moyes was taking charge of the Toffees after replacing Sean Dyche, who was sacked last week, but there was little joy for the Scot almost 12 years after leaving the club for Manchester United.

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Tottenham (kick-off 14:00 GMT). James Garner is back on the pitch training but Dwight McNeil and Tim Iroegbunam are further back in their recovery,