Burnley vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Wood strikes late as Burnley fight back to sink Villa
Chris Wood grabbed a 79th-minute winner as Burnley came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 1': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 7': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Burnley. Dwight McNeil tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 11': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Ross Barkley is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 12': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 14': Goal! Burnley 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
- 17': Offside, Aston Villa. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Jack Grealish is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 18': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 22': James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 24': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 25': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 25': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
- 27': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 30': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
- 34': Nick Pope (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 35': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 35': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 40': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 40': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 41': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 42': Attempt saved. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 44': Attempt saved. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 44': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Josh Brownhill.
- 49': Foul by Robbie Brady (Burnley).
- 49': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 50': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 51': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 52': Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 1. Ben Mee (Burnley) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 57': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
- 60': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 60': Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Robbie Brady.
- 63': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 64': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a cross.
- 66': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
- 66': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high.
- 68': Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 2. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 70': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 70': Offside, Burnley. Chris Wood tries a through ball, but Jóhann Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 71': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Cork with a headed pass.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 74': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 74': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Jay Rodriguez.
- 76': Goal! Burnley 2, Aston Villa 2. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
- 78': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 78': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Goal! Burnley 3, Aston Villa 2. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
- 81': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 81': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Offside, Burnley. James Tarkowski tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Ross Barkley.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 90'+1': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Matthew Cash.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burnley 3, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 3, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |
| 61.8 | Possession | 38.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 170 |
| 475 | Passes | 290 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 92 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 6 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 16 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski  |
| 23 | Erik Pieters |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 12 | Robbie Brady |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 20 | Ross Barkley |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
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