Aston Villa vs Burnley

5 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Donyell Malen 25’, 63’
  • Chimuanya Ugochukwu 78’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 2-1 at home to Burnley. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Donyell Malen put Aston Villa ahead in the 25th minute, set up by Boubacar Kamara, Malen made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by Morgan Rogers, and Chimuanya Ugochukwu pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 78th minute, set up by Quilindschy Hartman.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Burnley's 0.50 from 5.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
15 Shots 5
7 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 4
89 Attacks 82
30 Dangerous attacks 32
496 Passes 409
88% Pass accuracy 81%
15 Tackles 27
9 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 5

Key events

Aston Villa Burnley
Kick-off
Ezri Konsa NgoyoShot on target
13’
17’
Lyle FosterFoul
Donyell MalenRight foot shot1-0 (Aston Villa)
25’
35’
Josh CullenShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Lucas DigneFoul
53’
Morgan RogersShot on target
54’
59’
Armando BrojaJaidon Anthony
59’
Jacob Bruun LarsenLoum Tchaouna
Donyell MalenRight foot shot2-0 (Aston Villa)
63’
Emiliano BuendíaOllie Watkins
67’
Evann GuessandJohn McGinn
67’
Matthew CashShot on target
67’
69’
Lesley UgochukwuLyle Foster
78’
Lesley UgochukwuHeader2-1 (Burnley)
Morgan RogersShot on target
81’
82’
Zian FlemmingJosh Laurent
Ross BarkleyDonyell Malen
84’
Victor LindelöfMatty Cash
84’
Lucas DigneShot on target
89’
Amadou OnanaLamare Bogarde
90’
Emiliano BuendíaFoul
90+1’
Emiliano MartínezArgument
90+3’
Ian MaatsenEmiliano BuendíaInjury
90+10’
90+10’
Joe WorrallMaxime Estève
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.50 25’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), 1-0 25’ 63’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), 2-0 63’ 78’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.50 25’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), 1-0 Malen 25’ 63’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), 2-0 Malen 63’ 78’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), 2-1 Ugochukwu 78’
Aston Villa 1.74 xGBurnley 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Aston Villa attacking 
10’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 78’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 54’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 63’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Kyle Walker (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 78’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), from a corner, 0.36 xG, goal 54’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 63’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Chimuanya Ugochukwu (Burnley), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Kyle Walker (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Josh Cullen (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Zian Flemming (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-2-2 Starting XI
Martínez
Cash 84’
Konsa
Torres
Digne
Bogarde 90’
Kamara
McGinn 67’
Rogers
Malen 2 84’
Watkins 67’
Burnley

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF871 0.020.011
Pau Torres DEF901 0.020.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.020.000
Lucas Digne DEF901 0.110.595
Boubacar Kamara MID9011 0.010.142
Lamare Bogarde MID900 0.000.021
Donyell Malen MID8723 0.810.082
John McGinn MID701 0.040.141
Morgan Rogers MID9013 0.390.311
Ollie Watkins FWD702 0.170.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub200 0.000.000
Evann Guessand Sub200 0.000.000
Victor Lindelöf Sub30 0.000.000
Ross Barkley Sub31 0.120.000
Amadou Onana Sub10 0.000.000
Ian Maatsen Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 61% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.05
Burnley win 16% Avg odds 6.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LLDDW
Burnley WLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 3-2 Burnley, 30 Dec 23 Next meeting: Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa, 10 May 26  All Aston Villa vs Burnley meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.