The Nigerian star was replaced by Neal Maupay just five minutes into the second-half as Everton suffered a 4-0 defeat to Villa in a Premier League clash on Sunday.
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Football Insider claimed that Everton have made their first move to sign Iheanacho, who is valued by Leicester between £10 million and £15 million.
Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele scored an own goal and Dwight McNeil added two more as Everton cut their hosts apart with lightning quick breaks.
Arsenal re-established a five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a 4-0 win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium.
Seeking a third successive Premier League home win under the tutelage of Sean Dyche, Everton welcome Aston Villa to Goodison Park this afternoon.
Dyche and former Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa were the two main contenders after holding talks with Everton’s hierarchy.
The surprise news comes with Burnley sitting 18th in the Premier League table, four points adrift of safety with eight games of the season remaining.
The Eagles ran out 4-1 winners at Watford on Wednesday evening, while Sean Dyche’s side took another step towards survival by beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
The Seagulls, meanwhile, have won only one of their last eight top-flight home matches, and are yet to claim maximum points in front of their own fans in 2022.
The Clarets held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in midweek, while Jurgen Klopp’s side eased to a 2-0 victory at home to Leicester City.
The Gunners currently find themselves sixth in the rankings – two points worse off than fourth-placed West Ham United – while Sean Dyche’s men remain rooted to the bottom of the pile.
Manchester City said that Guardiola returned a positive test on Tuesday along with assistant Juanma Lillo.
The Magpies played out a 1-1 draw with Norwich City in midweek, while Sean Dyche’s men took a point from their meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Blues are currently top of the table, picking up 25 points from their opening 10 matches, while Burnley occupy 18th, having collected just seven points from their first 10 games of 2021-22.
Many would have expected this to have been a relegation battle at the beginning of the campaign, yet the Bees could go 11 points clear of Burnley with a win.
The hosts picked up their first victory of the campaign at the expense of Leeds United last weekend, whereas Burnley only have three draws to show from their opening eight games.
In spite of the goals and win, it was another lacklustre display from Pep Guardiola’s side against a winless opponent.
Mikel Arteta’s side scraped a 1-0 victory over Norwich City in gameweek four, whereas Burnley’s winless start continued with a 3-1 defeat at Everton.
Jurgen Klopp’s side eased to a routine 3-0 victory at Norwich City last weekend, whereas the Clarets were sunk 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion on home soil.
The Clarets beat Fulham 2-0 on Monday to confirm their Premier League safety, while Leeds saw off Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 last time out to move up to 10th.