Aston Villa v Burnley, 17 December 2020

Score0-0
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Aston Villa won: 2 Drawn: 4 Burnley won: 1 Aston Villa scored: 11 Burnley scored: 8 This was the first goalless meeting since 18 April 1959 in League Division One at Villa Park.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

0 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Robbie Brady Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Keinan Davis for Bertrand Traoré 80

Substitutions:

Ashley Barnes for Jay Rodriguez 65
Matěj Vydra for Chris Wood 82
Erik Pieters for Robbie Brady 90

Cards:

Ollie Watkins 84 Y

Cards:

Robbie Brady 32 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Kevin Long
Defender Erik Pieters
Midfielder Josh Benson
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Aston Villa's first draw in this Premier League season; Leicester City remained as the only team yet to draw a game in the division in 2020-21. This was Villa's first draw at Villa Park since the visit of Sheffield United in the Premier League on 17 June 2020; also 0-0. Emiliano Martínez had now kept clean sheets in more games than any other goalkeeper so far in this Premier League season (six in 11 appearances).

Comments:

League position: 17th Burnley had now lost one of their last six games in the Premier League (won two, four clean sheets). The Clarets only win in their 16 away league games in the top division played on a Thursday was now on 27 April 1961 in League Division One at Birmingham City. They avoided losing seven of their opening 12 games of a Premier League season for the second time; previously in 2018-19.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Kortney Hause
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Keinan Davis for Bertrand Traoré 80

Cards:

Ollie Watkins 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jed Steer
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Conor Hourihane
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Aston Villa's first draw in this Premier League season; Leicester City remained as the only team yet to draw a game in the division in 2020-21. This was Villa's first draw at Villa Park since the visit of Sheffield United in the Premier League on 17 June 2020; also 0-0. Emiliano Martínez had now kept clean sheets in more games than any other goalkeeper so far in this Premier League season (six in 11 appearances).

0 Burnley

Manager: Sean Dyche

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Matt Lowton Defender
Ben Mee Defender
James Tarkowski Defender
Charlie Taylor Defender
Robbie Brady Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Josh Brownhill Midfielder
Dwight McNeil Midfielder/Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Ashley Barnes for Jay Rodriguez 65
Matěj Vydra for Chris Wood 82
Erik Pieters for Robbie Brady 90

Cards:

Robbie Brady 32 Y

On the bench:

Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Kevin Long
Defender Erik Pieters
Midfielder Josh Benson
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

League position: 17th Burnley had now lost one of their last six games in the Premier League (won two, four clean sheets). The Clarets only win in their 16 away league games in the top division played on a Thursday was now on 27 April 1961 in League Division One at Birmingham City. They avoided losing seven of their opening 12 games of a Premier League season for the second time; previously in 2018-19.