FFO Prem, Burnley vs. Aston Villa (Mon Jan 05) Burnley | Aston Villa 5-1-1-3 N | 4-1-1-3-1 E Simon Hill | Emlyn Brennan | L_Chevalier GK | GK E_Martinez Cucurella DF | DF A_Robertson A_Balde DF | DF N_Semedo L_Geertruida DF | DF L_Digne D_Huijsen DF | DF K_Mbabu M_Hjulmand DF | DM Rodri F_Valverde MF | MF L_Goretzka Pedri AM | AM O_Dembele A_Del_Piero FW | AM L_Pellegrini M_Boadu FW | AM K_Coman H_Ekitike FW | FW S_Gnabry | C_Cudicini SUB | SUB D_Bentley C_Mbemba SUB | SUB B_Wilmot M_Bodmer SUB | SUB Casemiro T_Partey SUB | SUB L_Blas M_Sulejmani SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(ast) S_Gnabry slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... F_Valverde tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 2 :(ast) L_Goretzka finds O_Dembele on the edge of the box ... A skilful effort from O_Dembele! ... But L_Chevalier pulls out a save of the game Min. 3 :(bur) M_Boadu takes advantage of a mistake by N_Semedo ... It's a lucky break ... L_Goretzka slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 5 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(ast) L_Goretzka can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to N_Semedo ... From long range N_Semedo bends the ball towards goal! ... But L_Chevalier parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 6 :(bur) H_Ekitike slides the ball across to A_Del_Piero ... A_Del_Piero is clean through! ... He tries to take it round E_Martinez ... He nutmegs E_Martinez ... GOAL!! Hello... Hello! ... Here we go! ... Burnley go in front now with that goal! ... Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 7 :(bur) Pedri knocks it forward ... L_Goretzka slips ... M_Boadu gets to it! ... N_Semedo slices it ... E_Martinez moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Boadu swings it in! ... E_Martinez comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 7 :(ast) The ball is passed in from L_Goretzka, he finds A_Robertson ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Robertson! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 9 :(bur) A_Del_Piero cuts the ball back to Cucurella ... S_Gnabry is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... A_Del_Piero drives it under the wall ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 10 :(bur) Pedri barges K_Mbabu off the ball ... N_Semedo wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 11 :(bur) Cucurella spots a team mate in space ... He finds Pedri with a lovely pass! ... Pedri uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... E_Martinez makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 12 :(ast) K_Mbabu is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to O_Dembele ... A_Balde tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... N_Semedo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... L_Chevalier comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(bur) Pedri drives it across the face of the goal H_Ekitike ... A left-footer by H_Ekitike! ... E_Martinez makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 17 :(bur) A_Balde drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Hjulmand ... But L_Digne wins the tackle Min. 18 :(bur) A_Balde plays it long to M_Boadu ... A vicious shot by M_Boadu! ... E_Martinez fists it away Min. 18 :(ast) L_Chevalier with a terrible kick! ... O_Dembele takes control of the ball! ... O_Dembele fires the shot in! ... L_Chevalier makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 19 :(bur) A_Del_Piero curls the ball out wide to F_Valverde ... F_Valverde looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Burnley 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 21 :(bur) H_Ekitike with electric pace ... He eases past O_Dembele ... H_Ekitike must beat E_Martinez! ... GOAL!! ... E_Martinez was caught out there ... Burnley 3-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 22 :(bur) M_Hjulmand skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Del_Piero ... L_Digne read the danger and stops the pass Min. 28 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 30 :(bur) M_Boadu chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Del_Piero ... Rodri reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 32 :(bur) H_Ekitike controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Boadu gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Boadu swings in the shot! ... E_Martinez makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 35 :(bur) M_Boadu with a precise ball to H_Ekitike ... H_Ekitike with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... E_Martinez parries it, he follows it up ... And E_Martinez recovers to save!! Min. 37 :(bur) F_Valverde backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Boadu latches onto the end of it ... M_Boadu has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 40 :(bur) D_Huijsen with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Hjulmand ... M_Hjulmand with the overhead! ... GOAL!! ... E_Martinez was well beaten there! ... Burnley 4-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bur) M_Boadu is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... D_Huijsen latches onto the end of it ... D_Huijsen has a dig at goal! ... E_Martinez just watches it float over the bar! Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 47 :(bur) A_Balde passes the ball to M_Boadu ... A vicious shot by M_Boadu! ... E_Martinez makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 47 :(ast) O_Dembele hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... N_Semedo collects the loose ball! ... N_Semedo with the 40 yard drive! ... But L_Chevalier just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini plays it into the danger area! ... Rodri rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... L_Chevalier makes a good save Min. 49 :(ast) A_Robertson pass splits open the defence and finds O_Dembele ... O_Dembele smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 4-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ast) Rodri with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Geertruida ... He crosses to L_Goretzka ... L_Geertruida redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 48 :(ast) L_Pellegrini breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on L_Chevalier! ... H_Ekitike brings him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 49 :(bur) A_Del_Piero beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A_Del_Piero rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 49 :(ast) O_Dembele eases past A_Balde ... O_Dembele tries the shot! ... L_Chevalier gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 54 :(ast) Rodri slides it through the middle to L_Goretzka ... But D_Huijsen puts the ball out of play Min. 58 :(ast) Rodri cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Pellegrini ... L_Pellegrini fires the shot in! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 59 :(ast) L_Pellegrini runs towards the goal ... L_Pellegrini with the goal bound shot! ... But L_Chevalier punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 60 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: C_Mbemba ... COMING OFF: L_Geertruida Min. 60 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Rodri will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(bur) M_Boadu breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat E_Martinez now! ... Rodri trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(bur) Cucurella controls it well ... He nutmegs Rodri ... He puts in H_Ekitike! ... H_Ekitike with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 63 :(bur) A_Del_Piero spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Pedri with a lovely pass! ... K_Mbabu intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Hjulmand! ... K_Mbabu heads it away Min. 64 :(bur) H_Ekitike kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Del_Piero gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Del_Piero bears down on goal! ... But E_Martinez tips it behind ... CORNER! ... F_Valverde lofts the ball in! ... A_Del_Piero gets something on it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... E_Martinez never had a chance! Min. 65 :(ast) N_Semedo plays in A_Robertson with a beautiful ball ... A_Robertson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 66 :(bur) M_Hjulmand hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Pedri latches onto it! ... Pedri has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... GOAL!! ... The Burnley fans are delighted! ... Burnley 5-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 70 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: M_Bodmer ... COMING OFF: Pedri Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a FW Min. 71 :(ast) S_Gnabry takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Boadu knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 72 :(ast) A_Robertson bursts forward ... A_Robertson rifles it to the far post! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 73 :(ast) O_Dembele beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... H_Ekitike stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... So long! And goodbye! ... Au revoir! ... Auf Wiedersehen! Min. 73 :(ast) L_Goretzka beats M_Hjulmand ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Goretzka with the crafty shot! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Burnley 5-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 74 :(ast) A_Robertson takes advantage of a mistake by Cucurella ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to O_Dembele! ... O_Dembele blasts it at the goal! ... L_Chevalier with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 75 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: M_Sulejmani ... COMING OFF: A_Del_Piero Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(bur) F_Valverde beats L_Digne ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... F_Valverde hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 76 :(bur) C_Mbemba with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... C_Mbemba flings a shot at goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Aston Villa fans laugh at him Min. 76 :(ast) Rodri has it now ... He takes on Cucurella ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Goretzka! ... L_Goretzka could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... That's not even raised a smile from Emlyn Brennan! ... Burnley 5-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 79 :(bur) F_Valverde watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Fine tackle by K_Mbabu ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 82 :(ast) L_Pellegrini with a precise pass to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson hits the ball on the bounce! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by L_Digne! ... L_Chevalier thumps the ball away! Min. 86 :(bur) M_Hjulmand with a slick pass to M_Boadu ... L_Digne clears with a diving header Min. 87 :(bur) M_Boadu beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Hjulmand ... A cheeky lob from M_Hjulmand! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 87 :(ast) Rodri with the first time pass to O_Dembele ... D_Huijsen tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini flights it in! ... The danger is dealt with by Cucurella Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: B_Wilmot ... COMING OFF: A_Robertson Min. 90 :(bur) M_Bodmer finds M_Sulejmani with a ball over the defence ... M_Sulejmani tries the lob from 30 yards! ... E_Martinez claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Burnley 6-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 91 :(ast) K_Mbabu holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to L_Pellegrini ... A great volley from L_Pellegrini! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Del_Piero Scorers : A_Del_Piero (6), F_Valverde (19), H_Ekitike (21), M_Hjulmand (40), Pedri (66), M_Sulejmani (90) Sent Off : H_Ekitike (73) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Goretzka (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Goretzka (73,76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Rodri (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 22 | 17 Off target : 9 | 8 On target : 13 | 9 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 14 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 23 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 6 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Burnley Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Chevalier GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 Cucurella DF 1 24 21 8 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 A_Balde DF 1 22 19 6 22 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 51 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 19 9 27 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 D_Huijsen DF 1 23 18 10 22 | 97 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 34 40 20 M_Hjulmand DF 1 20 23 16 29 | 97 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 56 54 F_Valverde MF 1 17 24 16 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 54 Pedri AM 1 12 23 21 25 | 74 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 41 A_Del_Piero FW 1 11 17 22 22 | 79 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 80 62 M_Boadu FW 1 5 18 24 26 | 97 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 35 72 30 H_Ekitike FW 1 7 20 24 24 | 77 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 -12 56 34 C_Cudicini GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 17 10 29 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 M_Bodmer MF 1 15 21 16 30 | 23 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 T_Partey AM 1 9 20 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sulejmani FW 1 11 17 20 29 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 20 11 29 | 94 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 32 76 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 18 36 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 32 0 Rodri MF 1 19 24 6 32 | 97 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 19 74 24 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 24 19 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 23 36 68 O_Dembele FW 1 7 24 22 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 46 L_Pellegrini AM 1 9 23 21 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 29 K_Coman AM 1 8 23 22 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 20 25 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 22 15 6 21 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casemiro MF 1 18 24 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas AM 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767632710 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40