Aston Villa vs Burnley, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueVilla frustrated in goalless draw with Burnley
Aston Villa were left to rue the woodwork and missed chances as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Burnley in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a headed pass.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 5': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 6': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 6': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
- 12': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 18': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 18': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 18': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
- 21': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 21': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marvelous Nakamba.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Josh Brownhill.
- 27': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 28': Hand ball by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 31': Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Robbie Brady (Burnley).
- 32': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Robbie Brady (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': VAR Decision: No card change Robbie Brady (Burnley).
- 33': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
- 34': Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 35': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 36': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 39': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 41': Attempt saved. Robbie Brady (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 41': Dangerous play by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 41': Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 43': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 44': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).
- 45': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 45'+1': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Burnley 0.
- 46': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 46': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 50': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 51': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Chris Wood (Burnley).
- 53': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 54': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 54': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
- 55': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
- 55': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 56': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 60': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 60': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 61': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Tarkowski.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
- 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dwight McNeil.
- 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Robbie Brady (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 65': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Jay Rodriguez.
- 66': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 68': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
- 71': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 72': Attempt saved. Ben Mee (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
- 74': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 75': Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 76': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 76': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 78': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Burnley).
- 78': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 80': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa).
- 80': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 81': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 81': Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Burnley. Matej Vydra replaces Chris Wood.
- 83': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 83': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 84': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 85': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 86': Robbie Brady (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
- 88': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Robbie Brady.
- 90'+2': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Burnley 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Burnley 0.
Statistics
 BUR |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 166 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 273 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 13 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 19 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 25 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 19 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins  |
| 21 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 15 | Bertrand Traoré |
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Mee |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 2 | Matthew Lowton |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 12 | Robbie Brady |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
| 9 | Chris Wood |
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