BURNLEY. Aston Villa defeats Burnley 3-1. Aston Villa got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Matty Cash (8′) and Matty Cash (20′). Burnley tried to recover with a goal from Lyle Foster (47′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (61′) scored by Moussa Diaby for Aston Villa. Burnley lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Sunday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. In front of 21,591 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Salisbury with the collaboration of Ian Hussin and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.93 degrees Celsius or 58.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Burnley

1 - 3

Aston Villa

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 125 Attack 78
  • 45 Dangerous attack 30
  • 91 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Burnley had a superior ball possession 57% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Aston Villa managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Burnley shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 16 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 2 yellow cards (Josh Cullen and Sander Berge). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
Matty Cash(goal)Ollie Watkins
20'
Matty Cash(goal)Moussa Diaby
Josh Cullen- Yellow
39'
Sander Berge- Yellow
45'
Lyle Foster(goal)Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
47'
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson - sub ->Benson Manuel Hedilazio
46'
61'
Moussa Diaby(goal)Lucas Digne
Aaron Ramsey- sub ->Sander Berge
68'
Nathan Redmond- sub ->Luca Koleosho
68'
73'
Nicolò Zaniolo- sub ->Moussa Diaby
Jacob Bruun Larsen- sub ->Zeki Amdouni
81'
Jay Rodríguez- sub ->Lyle Foster
81'
81'
86'
Jhon Durán- sub ->Ollie Watkins
86'
Youri Tielemans- sub ->Douglas Luiz

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Burnley stays with 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa has 6 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away with Brentford on the 21st of October with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Burnley – Formation

Burnley
G
James Trafford 1.England
6.8
D
Hannes Delcroix 44.Belgium
7.3
D
Dara O'Shea 2.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Connor Roberts 14.Wales
6.4
D
Vitinho 22.Brazil
D
Ameen Al-Dakhil 28.Belgium
6.4
M
Benson Manuel 10.Belgium
6.4
46'
M
Sander Berge 16.Norway
6.3
68' 45'
M
Lyle Foster 17.South Africa
7.0
81' 47'
M
Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland
6.7
39'
M
Luca Koleosho 30.Italy
6.4
68'
F
Zeki Amdouni 25.Switzerland
6.8
81'
Substitutes
G
Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo
M
Jack Cork 4.England
M
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland
7.5
46'
M
Josh Brownhill 8.England
M
Nathan Redmond 15.England
6.8
68'
M
Aaron Ramsey 21.England
6.4
68'
F
Jay Rodríguez 9.England
81'
F
Jacob Bruun Larsen 34.Denmark
81'

Burnley started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Vitinho, James Trafford (6.8), Connor Roberts (6.4), Ameen Al-Dakhil (6.4), Dara O’Shea (7.5), Hannes Delcroix (7.3), Benson Manuel Hedilazio (6.4), Josh Cullen (6.7), Sander Berge (6.3), Luca Koleosho (6.4), Zeki Amdouni (6.8) and Lyle Foster (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Cork, Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (7.5), Josh Brownhill , Jay Rodríguez, Nathan Redmond (6.8), Aaron Ramsey (6.4), Arijanet Muric and Jacob Bruun Larsen.

Substitutions

Burnley made 5 changes: Benson Manuel Hedilazio for Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson (46′), Sander Berge for Aaron Ramsey (68′), Luca Koleosho for Nathan Redmond (68′), Zeki Amdouni for Jacob Bruun Larsen (81′) and Lyle Foster for Jay Rodríguez (81′).

Best player: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson.

His rating is (7.5) with 17 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
6.8
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
6.4
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.3
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
7.0
M
Matty Cash 2.Poland
9.1
8', 20'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.7
86'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.3
M
Lucas Digne 12.France
7.3
81'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
8.7
73' 61'
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
7.9
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
7.0
86'
Substitutes
G
Filip Marschall 42.England
G
O. Zych 48.Poland
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
86'
M
Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso
81'
M
Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy
6.7
73'
F
Jhon Durán 24.Colombia
86'

Aston Villa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Leon Bailey, Robin Olsen (6.8), Emiliano Martínez, Ezri Konsa (7.3), Diego Carlos (6.4), Pau Torres (7.0), Matty Cash (9.1), Boubacar Kamara (7.9), Douglas Luiz (6.7), Lucas Digne (7.3), Moussa Diaby (8.7) and John McGinn (7.3), Ollie Watkins (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Youri Tielemans, Bertrand Traoré, Calum Chambers, Nicolò Zaniolo (6.7), Jhon Durán, Filip Marschall and Oliwier Zych.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Lucas Digne for Bertrand Traoré (81′), Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán (86′), Moussa Diaby for Nicolò Zaniolo (73′) and Douglas Luiz for Youri Tielemans (86′).

Best player: Matty Cash​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Matty Cash.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 32 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​