English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Aston Villa LWLWL 2
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Burnley LWWLL 1
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BUR011
Turf Moor · 19,561 att.

Match Report

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Grealish inspires Villa to rare away win at Burnley

Aston Villa picked up their second away win of the Premier League season, securing three vital points in a 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
8
0
Saves
4
38.1
Possession
61.9
11
SHOTS
20
6
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
223
Accurate Passes
405
327
Passes
506
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
12
13
Crosses
45
0.2
Cross %
0.3
78
Long Balls
73
32
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
2
13
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
3
Interceptions
5
31
Effective Clearances
12
31
Clearances
12

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 26Phil BardsleyRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 12Robbie BradyRM
  10. 10Ashley BarnesCF-L
  11. 9Chris WoodCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Joe HartSUB
  2. 19Jay RodríguezSUB
  3. 28Kevin LongSUB
  4. 7Jóhann GudmundssonSUB
  5. 13Jeff HendrickSUB
  6. 8Danny DrinkwaterSUB
  7. 2Matthew LowtonSUB

AVL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 40Tyrone MingsCD
  3. 30Kortney HauseCD-L
  4. 15Ezri KonsaCD-R
  5. 11Marvelous NakambaCM-L
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-R
  7. 3Neil TaylorLM
  8. 24Frédéric GuilbertRM
  9. 9WesleyF
  10. 10Jack GrealishCF-L
  11. 17TrézéguetCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Jonathan KodjiaSUB
  2. 25Ørjan NylandSUB
  3. 27Ahmed ElmohamadySUB
  4. 14Conor HourihaneSUB
  5. 5James ChesterSUB
  6. 8Henri LansburySUB
  7. 21Anwar El GhaziSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' VAR Decision: No Goal Burnley 0-0 Aston Villa.
  2. 27' Goal! Burnley 0, Aston Villa 1. Wesley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 41' Goal! Burnley 0, Aston Villa 2. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  4. 45' Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Robbie Brady.
  5. 45' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Ashley Barnes.
  6. 48' Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Wesley because of an injury.
  9. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Trézéguet.
  10. 80' Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 2. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
  11. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ørjan Nyland replaces Tom Heaton because of an injury.

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