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The winter of our discontent had been gripping Everton as they drove the 2 hour trip down the M6 to the country’s second city to face an in-form Aston Villa. The Villains had six wins, one draw and one loss to Arsenal since the beginning of December so the Blues were up against it before the match even started. Team News After the disappointing loss to Sunderland, David Moyes made two changes with Jack Grealish and Thierno Barry returning to Everton’s starting line-up with Tyler Dibling and Beto dropped to the bench. For Villa, Ollie Watkins started up front after Donyell Malen’s move to Roma. Emi Martinez was back in goal after Marco Bizot played in the FA Cup win at Spurs. Youri Tielemans also started after Boubacar Kamara was ruled out after picking up an injury. Match Report Tony Harrington was the man in the middle for this fixture which is the most played in the English top flight. A fast start with Pickford launching a ball to Barry who controlled it and laid it off to Rohl who had his shot come back off the post into the hands of a grateful Emi Martinez. It would have been the fastest goal this season on 12 seconds. The rain was falling steadily as Villa started getting on the ball and when Buendia got into the open down the wing, his pass to Rogers ended up well over the bar. Villa were starting to boss the play as Everton struggled to get control of the ball. Ollie Watkins was getting the ball in good places but was not able to penetrate the back line. John McGinn felt something in his knee and was replaced by Guessand. Patterson got the ball down the wing and crossed to the middle but Martinez took it off Barry’s head. Everton were pressing and Barry forced a corner which was taken by McNeil and was delivered to the back post where Grealish volleyed the ball goalward by the shot was blocked by Bogarde. McNeil was given a yellow card for pulling back Buendia. Some good high pressing by Everton was causing difficulties for Villa. A brilliant pass from Tielemans to Guessand needed a save from Pickford before Rohl streamed forward and a shot by Mykolenko forced a good save by Martinez. The corner was delivered by Garner and it was in the back of the net from the head of O’Brien. The offside flag went up and when it was checked it was argued that Armstrong, who attempted to head the ball, was coming back from an offside position. Moments later, Pickford was forced to make another important save when Rogers blasted the ball just inside the post. Villa almost broke the deadlock when Tielemans lobbed a ball to Guessand who headed the ball over a scrambling Pickford but the keeper was saved by the bar. Three minutes of additional time was required but neither team could break the deadlock. As the teams headed in, David Moyes would have been the most disappointed with his team playing very well but having nothing for them to show for it. The second half started with no changes and it took less than a minute for Garner to be given a yellow for a professional foul on Buendia. Villa were on the front foot and Tielemans headed the ball narrowly wide. Everton were working hard at the back and when Garner had the ball in a good position, his shot went well over the bar. When Grealish was taken down, Bogarde was given a yellow card and then incredibly, when Rogers drove for goal, Garner pushed him down and did not receive a second yellow. Seconds later, McNeil picked up a loose touch from Torres and his shot was palmed away by Martinez but Barry was there to chip the ball over the keeper into the far corner. The Evertonians were in full voice as Villa tried to make a quick response but the defense was holding firm. Some good pressure from Barry on Torres led to a long throw by Mykolenko but Barry’s header was easily handled. Villa then caused some chaos for the Everton backline and again, Rogers forgot his shooting boots. Villa were pushing and a potential handball by Garner was cleared. Pickford then made the save of the match as…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveal Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-100 mission on Jan. 18, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Jan. 18, 9:08 p.m. EST (0212 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX continued the expansion of its Starlink internet network with the launch of 29 new satellites Sunday. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida happened at 6:31:40 p.m. EST (2331:40 UTC). A cold front pushing through the Florida peninsula presented some weather challenges, particularly at the opening of the window. Forecasters with the 45th Weather Squadron, based at Cape Canaveral, on Saturday predicted a 60-percent chance of acceptable conditions at the opening of the window. The main concerns Sunday was for a violation of the launch weather rules associated with cumulus cloud, thick cloud and liftoff winds. The forecast called for a temperature of 57 degrees F (14 degrees Celsius), winds from the north at 12-28 mph (19-45 km) and scattered clouds at 1,500 feet (450 metres) and broken clouds at 20,000 feet (6,000 meters). The mission was designated Starlink 6-100, although this is the 99th Group 6 launch in total and 347th dedicated launch for SpaceX’s internet from space service. After sending the satellites on their way, Falcon 9 first stage booster B1080, landed on the drone ship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ about 8 minutes 20 seconds after liftoff. It was the 24th flight for this particular booster, which entered the SpaceX fleet in May 2023 with the launch of the Axiom-2 commercial mission to the International Space Station. The 29 Starlink V2 Mini satellites were released into a 164×157 mile (264×253 km) orbit inclined at 43 degrees to the Equator just over an hour into flight.

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