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title: "Everton: Fans slam Mason Holgate after first-half disaster"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-05-01T19:41:56Z"
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# Everton: Fans slam Mason Holgate after first-half disaster

**A number of Everton fans have taken to Twitter to hit out at Mason Holgate for his first-half display against Aston Villa.**

Carlo Ancelotti [named the same](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9524635/Everton-vs-Aston-Villa-Premier-League-2020-21-Live-Result.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9524635/Everton-vs-Aston-Villa-Premier-League-2020-21-Live-Result.html) side that beat Arsenal last time out – excluding James Rodriguez who was withdrawn in the warmup – with Holgate making his [23rd](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mason-holgate/leistungsdaten/spieler/348623) Premier League start of the campaign.

The 24-year-old, valued at [£16.2m by Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mason-holgate/profil/spieler/348623), has made over [100](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mason-holgate/leistungsdaten/spieler/348623) appearances for the Toffees but made an early mistake at Goodison Park.

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He lost the ball in a terrible area to Villa striker Ollie Watkins, with the latter punishing the Everton man to put the visitors in the lead.

Holgate has been the club’s eighth-best performer this season in the league prior to kick-off, as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton), recording an average Premier League match rating of [6.82/10](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton), but his dawdling on the ball was cruelly punished by Watkins.

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### Everton fans react

This is what these Everton supporters had to say about Holgate’s first-half performance against Dean Smith’s side, with one describing the versatile defedner as ‘dreadful’ and another wanting him ‘gone in the summer’.

**“Get Holgate off right now, absolute liability“**

[Credit: @hxnnaheliza](https://twitter.com/hxnnaheliza/status/1388574756237156360)

**“Get Holgate gone in the summer“**

[Credit: @HarryEFC](https://twitter.com/HarryEFC/status/1388572868070543360)

**“Holgate is absolutely dreadful“**

[Credit: @LeeFMc83](https://twitter.com/LeeFMc83/status/1388572865302302721)

**“Holgate again a complete liability. Too casual and not good enough“**

[Credit: @realkitters](https://twitter.com/realkitters/status/1388572745223622660)

**“Get in the bin Holgate. So hard to watch this side lately“**

[Credit: @GedEFC1878](https://twitter.com/GedEFC1878/status/1388572798881304583)

**“Holgate is just nowhere near good enough for us.“**

[Credit: @MHennessy7](https://twitter.com/MHennessy7/status/1388572927579275264)

***In other news: Many EFC fans buzz at Philippe Coutinho update, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-transfer-rumours/philippe-coutinho-premier-league/).***