Burnley vs Aston Villa

1 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Chris Wood 80’
  • Wesley 27’
  • Jack Grealish 41’

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Burnley 2-1 on the road. Aston Villa led 2-0 at half-time.

Wesley put Aston Villa ahead in the 27th minute, Jack Grealish made it 0-2 in the 41st minute, set up by Douglas Luiz, and Chris Wood pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 80th minute, set up by Ashley Westwood.

Burnley can feel hard done by, creating 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Aston Villa's 1.75 from 11.

Match stats

Burnley Aston Villa
20 Shots 11
1 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.34 xG 1.75
2.34 Non-penalty xG 1.75
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Burnley Aston Villa
Kick-off
27’
Wesley0-1 (Aston Villa)
41’
Jack Grealish
Assist: Douglas Luiz0-2 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-2
Chris Wood
Assist: Ashley Westwood1-2 (Burnley)
80’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • James Tarkowski
Aston Villa
  • Neil Taylor

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 1.75 27’ Wesley (Aston Villa), 0-1 27’ 41’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 0-2 41’ 80’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 1.75 27’ Wesley (Aston Villa), 0-1 Wesley 27’ 41’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), 0-2 Grealish 41’ 80’ Chris Wood (Burnley), 1-2 Wood 80’
Burnley 2.37 xGAston Villa 1.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Burnley attacking 
49’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.81 xG, off target 61’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 27’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 80’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+4’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 23’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 47’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 20’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 66’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Jack Cork (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.81 xG, off target 61’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.50 xG, off target 27’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 80’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 90+4’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 23’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 47’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 20’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 66’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Jack Cork (Burnley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Jack Cork (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Ashley Barnes (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Phil Bardsley (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Phil Bardsley DEF901 0.020.061
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
James Tarkowski DEF902 0.110.811
Charlie Taylor DEF901 0.010.163
Robbie Brady MID480 0.000.000
Ashley Westwood MID9011 0.090.584
Jack Cork MID902 0.100.182
Dwight McNeil MID901 0.020.251
Chris Wood FWD9015 0.990.082
Ashley Barnes FWD481 0.020.000
Johann Berg Gudmundsson Sub421 0.060.112
Jay Rodriguez Sub425 0.960.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 49% Avg odds 1.97
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.42
Aston Villa win 23% Avg odds 4.17

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

Form going into the game

Burnley LWWLL
Aston Villa LLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley, 28 Sep 19 Next meeting: Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley, 17 Dec 20  All Burnley vs Aston Villa meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.