Aston Villa vs Burton Albion, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Aston Villa boost promotion bid with sixth straight Championship victory
Aston Villa boost promotion bid with sixth straight Championship victory
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John Brayford.
- 6': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
- 7': Attempt missed. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 11': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 13': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 13': Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Naylor.
- 16': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion).
- 16': Offside, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
- 19': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 19': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 24': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 25': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
- 25': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John Brayford.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 27': Delay in match Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
- 28': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Murphy replaces Tom Flanagan because of an injury.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
- 31': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 32': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Burton Albion 0. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 35': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 36': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 36': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 37': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
- 39': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 39': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Offside, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 41': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 41': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 44': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Burton Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Burton Albion 0.
- 45': Substitution, Burton Albion. Jamie Allen replaces Luke Murphy.
- 46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by John Brayford.
- 46': Ben Turner (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marvin Sordell.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Brayford.
- 52': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 52': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport.
- 58': Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
- 58': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
- 58': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Aston Villa. John Terry tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
- 64': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Burton Albion 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Robert Snodgrass.
- 68': Substitution, Aston Villa. Josh Onomah replaces Albert Adomah.
- 69': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 69': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 70': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by James Chester.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ben Turner (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer with a cross.
- 71': Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Turner.
- 71': Own Goal by Ahmed El Mohamady, Aston Villa. Aston Villa 2, Burton Albion 1.
- 71': Delay in match Ben Turner (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Burton Albion. Liam Boyce replaces Ben Turner because of an injury.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 73': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marvin Sordell.
- 75': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 76': Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Liam Boyce (Burton Albion).
- 78': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 78': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by James Chester.
- 81': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 81': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak replaces Conor Hourihane.
- 88': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Burton Albion 1. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
- 90': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion).
- 90'+1': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by John Terry.
- 90'+2': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Burton Albion 2. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Brayford with a through ball.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Burton Albion 2.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Burton Albion 2.
Statistics
 BRT |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 440 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 536 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 20 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 33,022
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 33,022
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 10 | Jack Grealish  |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
Burton Albion (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bywater (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Turner |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 19 | Jacob Davenport |
| 12 | Tom Flanagan |
| 2 | John Brayford |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 15 | Tom Naylor |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 17 | Marvin Sordell |
| 10 | Lucas Akins |
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