English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 5, 2025
Burnley LLDLL 1
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Aston Villa LDWWW 2
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BUR011
AVL112
Villa Park · 40,308 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Malen scores two as Aston Villa hold on to beat Burnley

Donyell Malen's two goals continued Aston Villa's revival as they beat Burnley 2-1 to make it four wins in a row.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
45
Possession
55
5
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
331
Accurate Passes
434
409
Passes
496
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
8
7
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.7
55
Long Balls
38
23
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
27
Tackles
15
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
5
5
Effective Clearances
23
5
Clearances
23

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 44Boubacar KamaraCM-L
  7. 26Lamare BogardeCM-R
  8. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  9. 17Donyell MalenCF-R
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

BUR · 5-4-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 6Axel TuanzebeCD
  3. 5Maxime EstèveCD-L
  4. 29Josh LaurentCD-R
  5. 3Quilindschy HartmanLB
  6. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  7. 16FlorentinoCM-L
  8. 24Josh CullenCM-R
  9. 11Jaidon AnthonyLM
  10. 17Loum TchaounaRM
  11. 9Lyle FosterF

Timeline

  1. 17' Lyle Foster (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Burnley 0. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara with a through ball.
  3. 53' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Loum Tchaouna.
  5. 59' Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  6. 63' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Burnley 0. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  7. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
  8. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Evann Guessand replaces John McGinn.
  9. 69' Substitution, Burnley. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Lyle Foster.
  10. 78' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Burnley 1. Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman with a cross following a corner.
  11. 82' Substitution, Burnley. Zian Flemming replaces Josh Laurent.
  12. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Matty Cash.
  13. 84' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Donyell Malen.
  14. 90' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  15. 90'+1' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+10' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Emiliano Buendía because of an injury.
  18. 90'+10' Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Maxime Estève.

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