Aston Villa vs Burnley

Aston Villa vs Burnley Match Commentary

1. 90+13' The referee blows for the end of today's match.
2. 90+11' Here's the change. Maxime Esteve leaves the pitch and Joe Worrall (Burnley) comes on as a substitute.
3. 90+10' The medics signal that Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) will take no further part in the game after possibly suffering concussion after that knock to the head. Ian Maatsen sprints onto the pitch to replace him.
4. 90+3' Red card Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) is awarded a yellow card for a sharp discussion with the referee. He should relax or he could be sent off.
5. 90+3' The game is interrupted. Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) suffers a horrific injury!
6. 90+1' Yellow card Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Andrew Kitchen had an easy-decision to make.
7. 90' We will have 5 min. of added time.
8. 90' Unai Emery has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) replacing Lamare Bogarde.
9. 90' The resulting corner, taken by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), comes to nothing.
10. 89' Martin Dubravka pulls off a great save to deny Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) after receiving a precise defence-splitting pass. The effort is headed for the right side of the goal, but the goalkeeper dives superbly to stop it. Definitely the best save of this match so far!
11. 87' Zian Flemming (Burnley) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
12. 84' Substitution. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) has come on for Donyell Malen.
13. 84' Here is a change. Matty Cash is going off and Unai Emery gives the last tactical orders to Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa).
14. 82' That will be all from Josh Laurent who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Zian Flemming (Burnley).
15. 78' Goal · 2–1 The ball was swung towards the box by Quilindschy Hartman from the corner kick. He perfectly found the head of Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley), who planted a long-range header down into the middle of the net to make the score 2:1.
16. 78' Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.
17. 78' The corner kick from Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) is headed out of the penalty area by one of the defenders. The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to Burnley.
18. 72' Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Emiliano Martinez, who smothers the ball.
19. 69' Substitution. Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) receives a signal from the referee and is now allowed to enter the pitch as Lyle Foster walks off.
20. 69' Poor effort! The corner picks out Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) completely unmarked in the centre of the box. He has time to pick his spot with the header but makes a mess of it, sending the ball well wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Burnley.
21. 69' The referee awards a corner and Matty Cash (Aston Villa) goes over to take it.
22. 68' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) picks up a sweet pass and fires one in from distance towards the bottom right corner, but Martin Dubravka is alert and makes a decent save.
23. 67' Substitution. Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) on for John McGinn.
24. 67' Substitution. Ollie Watkins walks off the pitch and Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa) comes on as a substitute.
25. 63' Goal · 2–0 It's in the back of the net! Morgan Rogers slips the ball through to Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), and he darts into the box to unleash a magnificent shot inside the left post. He makes it 2:0.
26. 59' Scott Parker decides to make a substitution. Jaidon Anthony will be replaced by Armando Broja (Burnley).
27. 59' That's the end of the game for Loum Tchaouna, who is replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley).
28. 55' John McGinn (Aston Villa) takes the pass from Donyell Malen in his stride and from mid-range fires in a thunderous shot, but it lacks direction and goes well wide of the left post.
29. 55' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) quickly takes the corner kick with a short pass.
30. 55' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) shoots the rebound towards the goal. His effort lacks pace and that allows the goalkeeper to pull off a stunning save.
31. 53' Yellow card Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) makes a bad challenge and receives a yellow card. The referee had no doubt.
32. 52' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is obviously not following the Golden Rule: "Treat others as you want to be treated.“ He makes a bad challenge and leaves Andrew Kitchen with no other option than to blow for a foul.
33. 48' Lyle Foster (Burnley) attempts to find some of his teammates with a dangerous pass from the edge of the box. The opponent's defence, however, intercepts the effort and clears the ball to safety.
34. 46' The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.
35. 45+3' The match has reached half-time.
36. 45+3' John McGinn plays a lovely pass into Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), but he can't find the target. His strike from inside the box goes narrowly over the crossbar.
37. 45+2' Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) shows too much aggression while trying to break free from his opponent and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
38. 45' There will be a minimum of 3 min. of added time.
39. 44' A pass into the penalty area from Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is intercepted by the defence.
40. 43' Donyell Malen receives a sweet pass inside the box from Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), but one of the defenders is first to the ball and makes an interception.
41. 41' Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Andrew Kitchen blows his whistle for a foul.
42. 40' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
43. 37' Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates as he overhits the effort.
44. 36' The corner from Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) is intercepted by the defence. The ball goes out for a corner. Burnley can continue in their attacking effort.
45. 35' Chance! Josh Cullen (Burnley) gets to the rebound on the edge of the box and smashes the ball towards the bottom left corner, but Emiliano Martinez is alert and makes a great save to deny him.
46. 34' The number of offsides is – 3:4.
47. 33' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
48. 32' Aston Villa seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. Great movement by the offensive players allows the defenders to set up the attack.
49. 31' Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
50. 30' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) rises high to connect with a lofted pass inside the box, but one of his opponents is in the right place at the right time to thwart him.
51. 28' Andrew Kitchen blows his whistle and signals a foul after Josh Laurent (Burnley) brought his opponent down.
52. 25' Goal · 1–0 GOAL! Superb work from Boubacar Kamara, who plays a vital role in the build-up. He squares it to Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), who beats Martin Dubravka with a brilliant shot into the bottom left corner. 1:0.
53. 20' The flag is raised and Lyle Foster (Burnley) is offside again, not for the first time today.
54. 18' Aston Villa are ruled offside.
55. 17' Lyle Foster (Burnley) shouldn't be surprised it's a yellow from the ref, who cooled the situation down well.
56. 16' Kyle Walker (Burnley) passes the ball into the box but an opposing player clears.
57. 14' Pau Torres (Aston Villa) latches onto a lofted pass near the penalty spot, but sends his header miles wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Burnley will have a goal kick.
58. 14' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) swings in a dangerous cross from the resulting corner kick, but none of his teammates manage to outjump the defence.
59. 13' Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) peeled away from his marker and got on the end of the corner, but his fine header towards the right post is brilliantly saved by the diving goalkeeper.
60. 13' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) will try to find the head of one of his teammates from a corner kick.
61. 12' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) finds himself in a promising position after receiving a precise pass. He pulls the trigger but only hits one of the opposition, who gets in the way of his effort. Good work from Aston Villa as they win a corner.
62. 11' Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) is caught offside after the linesman raises his flag.
63. 10' Lucas Digne flicks on the near post corner to Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) at the back post, but he somehow heads the ball well wide of the right post from close range.
64. 9' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) prepares to take a corner kick.
65. 9' PENALTY APPEAL after Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.
66. 5' Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
67. 2' Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) fails to time his run beyond the last defender and the linesman makes a good call by signalling for offside after seeing the whole situation unfold.
68. 1' Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) gives away a foul for a clumsy challenge. Referee Andrew Kitchen saw the whole situation.
69. 1' The match has just started.
70. Burnley will kick the game off.
71. Andrew Kitchen is the one to supervise the game today.
72. Before the start of the game, you can see the starting lineups for today's clash.
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