But Pickford was beaten, Moyes’ first spell in charge began with an Everton goal after 27 seconds. This started with a flurry of shots, but from Villa. The opening goal of his initial spell came from David Unsworth, the first of his second from Villa’s Watkins.

David Moyes suffered defeat on his return to Everton, with the new manager confessing the club's financial issues are clear to see when you analyse the state of the squad

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.