English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Burnley 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 48': Emiliano Buendía
FT
1 - 1
  • 45': Ashley Barnes (P)
  • Red Card 90'+1': Matthew Lowton

Burnley draws at Aston Villa, moves out of relegation zone

— Nick Pope’s saves ensured Burnley drew 1-1 at Aston Villa on Thursday to lift the team out of the relegation zone and keep its Premier League status in its own hands heading into the final round.

Match Commentary

  • 45': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Burnley 1. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Burnley 1.
  • 48': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Burnley 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 55': Kevin Long (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Burnley.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 71': Substitution, Burnley. Wout Weghorst replaces Ashley Barnes.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Danny Ings replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 79': Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Dwight McNeil.
  • 85': Substitution, Burnley. Matthew Lowton replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  • 90'+1': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+2': VAR Decision: Red Card Matthew Lowton (Burnley).

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,468

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+6 Arsenal 2 6 0
+5 Tottenham Hotspur 2 6 0
+3 Liverpool 2 6 0
+4 Chelsea 2 4 0
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Statistics

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20 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 13
8 Saves 3
28.7 Possession 71.3
10 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
158 Accurate Passes 529
231 Passes 587
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 35
0.3 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 35
25 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
2 Interceptions 3
27 Effective Clearances 20
27 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
16 Calum Chambers
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
33 Carney Chukwuemeka
10 Emiliano Buendía

BUR Burnley (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Nick Pope (GK)
5 James Tarkowski
28 Kevin Long Yellow Card
22 Nathan Collins
3 Charlie Taylor
14 Connor Roberts
8 Josh Brownhill
4 Jack Cork
11 Dwight McNeil
20 Maxwel Cornet
10 Ashley Barnes

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