Everton nearly went ahead straight from kick-off when a long ball forward found it's way to Merlin Rohl, whose shot beat Emiliano Martinez but bounced back off the post withy only 10 seconds on the clock. Villa settled and looked to assert control, with their first chance coming to Morgan Rogers who couldn't keep his shot down after Emiliano Buendia had squared the ball across goal.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Ty Simpson passed for 276 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score as No. 17 Alabama held on late to beat No. 5 Georgia 24-21 on Saturday night to hand the Bulldogs their first home loss in six years. Alabama (3-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) has won three straight after opening the season with a 31-17 loss at Florida State.