English Premier League

Burnley vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Burnley
  • 8': Jaidon Anthony
  • 58': Zian Flemming
FT
2 - 2
Aston Villa
  • 42': Ross Barkley
  • 56': Ollie Watkins

Zian Flemming goal sees Aston Villa held to draw by relegated Burnley

Aston Villa suffered a European hangover as they could only draw 2-2 with relegated Burnley at Turf Moor.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 5': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 5': Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Loum Tchaouna.
  • 8': Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 0. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Lucas Pires (Burnley).
  • 12': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Max Weiss.
  • 21': Kyle Walker (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 22': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
  • 22': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 26': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna with a cross.
  • 28': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 30': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
  • 32': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
  • 32': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 34': Foul by Lucas Pires (Burnley).
  • 34': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
  • 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Max Weiss.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 38': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Max Weiss.
  • 42': Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
  • 43': Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Florentino (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 45'+1': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Aston Villa 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Aston Villa 1.
  • 46': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 46': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
  • 48': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
  • 48': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 54': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Lucas Pires.
  • 56': Goal! Burnley 1, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Martínez.
  • 57': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 57': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Goal! Burnley 2, Aston Villa 2. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 60': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 60': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
  • 60': Zian Flemming (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lesley Ugochukwu.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
  • 69': Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Hannibal Mejbri because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
  • 69': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 73': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Victor Lindelöf.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  • 75': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max Weiss (Burnley).
  • 76': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
  • 79': Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Zian Flemming.
  • 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Matty Cash.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Florentino.
  • 84': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 85': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
  • 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
  • 87': Substitution, Burnley. James Ward-Prowse replaces Florentino.
  • 87': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Jaidon Anthony.
  • 88': Offside, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
  • 90'+1': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max Weiss (Burnley). Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Burnley 2, Aston Villa 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Burnley 2, Aston Villa 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 18
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 5
66.5 Possession 33.5
18 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
456 Accurate Passes 192
528 Passes 260
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 42
17 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 13
13 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 31
13 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,196

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 7 +12 21
2 Arsenal 6 +5 15
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 +13 13
4 Chelsea 7 +4 13
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BUR Burnley (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Max Weiß (GK)
5 Maxime Estève
6 Axel Tuanzebe
23 Lucas Pires
2 Kyle Walker
28 Hannibal Mejbri
8 Lesley Ugochukwu
16 Florentino
19 Zian Flemming
11 Jaidon Anthony
17 Loum Tchaouna
Burnley Substitutes:
Quilindschy Hartman, Josh Laurent, James Ward-Prowse, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Martin Dúbravka, Armando Broja, Lyle Foster, Zeki Amdouni, Bashir Humphreys.

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

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa
22 Ian Maatsen
2 Matty Cash
6 Ross Barkley
8 Youri Tielemans
3 Victor Lindelöf
11 Ollie Watkins
27 Morgan Rogers
7 John McGinn
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Marco Bizot, Lamare Bogarde, Emiliano Buendía, Lucas Digne, Jadon Sancho, Tammy Abraham, Pau Torres, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey.

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