BURNLEY. Aston Villa tops Burnley 3-1. Aston Villa was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with D. Ings (7′), E. Buendia (31′) and O. Watkins (52′). Burnley reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by M. Cornet, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the support of Gary Beswick and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 6 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 101 Attack 98
- 37 Dangerous attack 34
- 141 Ball safe 142
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Burnley was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Burnley was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Burnley shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 1 yellow card (J. Brownhill). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (L. Digne and O. Watkins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Burnley will stay with 34 points like Leeds United to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will have 43 points like Brentford and Newcastle United to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away with Aston Villa on the 19th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).
Aston Villa will play away agasint Norwich City on the 14th of December with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Michael David Jackson decided to play with the following team: .
Burnley could not rely on the presence of K. Long (injured).
Substitutions
Burnley made 3 changes: J. Tarkowski for K. Long (47′), A. Lennon for M. Cornet (66′) and A. Barnes for E. Pieters (72′).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Steven Gerrard played with: .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: C. Chambers for C. Chukwuemeka (69′), D. Ings for A. Young (74′) and E. Buendia for Coutinho (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Southampton – 3-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Manchester United – 4-0
- Burnley – Aston Villa – 1-3
- Chelsea – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-2
- Crystal Palace – Watford – 1-0