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Alex Iwobi says mistakes and poor concentration caused Everton's loss to Villa

Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11:40 AM by Akan Anwankwo

- Alex Iwobi has spoken out after Everton's Premier League loss to Aston Villa

- The 23-year-old pointed out lack of concentration and silly mistakes caused their defeat

- Iwobi hit the post while the score was still at 1-0 but Villa later scored a late goal

Alex Iwobi has reacted to Everton's performance following their 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Upton Park.

The Super Eagles midfielder finally made his debut since making his deadline day move to Goodison Park and was given 30 minutes of action by Marco Silva.

But Iwobi's debut did not go down well with the Toffees as they suffered their first defeat of the new Premier League season.

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Goals from Wesley and El Ghazi handed was enough to get Villa's first win of the season after losing their first two matches.

Iwobi could have scored a memorable goal in the 82nd minute but he was denied by the woodwork after his shot beat Tom Heaton in goal.

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The 23-year-old told reporters after the match that the silly mistakes and lack of concentration was responsible for their painful loss.

“I thought I was able to help my team get a point but when my shot came back off the post I thought someone might follow it up but it was cleared,” the former Arsenal winger told BBC Sports after the encounter.

“We weren’t playing at our best, it was one of those nights. Lack of concentration and silly mistakes. We have already spoken about it in the changing room. We are not trying to dwell on the negativity. We just need to move on.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Alex Iwobi made his first appearance for Everton against Aston Villa at Upton Park, but his side lost by 2-0 on the night.