Aston Villa, languishing in 16th place, will host Burnley, who sit just below them in 18th, in a crucial Premier League clash at Villa Park on Sunday.
Aston Villa vs Burnley Form
Aston Villa secured a 3-1 victory against Fulham in their last Premier League match. Prior to that, they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Feyenoord in the Europa League. Overall, the Villains' recent form has been inconsistent, marked by a mix of victories and draws, including a 1-1 draw against Sunderland.
Burnley suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat away to Man City in their most recent Premier League outing. The Clarets' form has been poor, failing to win in nine of their last ten Premier League matches. However, they did manage a 2-1 victory against Cardiff in the League Cup.
Aston Villa vs Burnley Head to Head
The last time these two teams met, Aston Villa emerged victorious, defeating Burnley 3-2 in a Premier League match in December 2023.
Across their last six encounters, Aston Villa have won three times, Burnley have won twice, and one match ended in a draw.
Aston Villa vs Burnley Predicted Lineups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash; McGinn, Kamara; Buendía, Elliott, Rogers; Watkins
Burnley (4-3-3): Dúbravka; Hartman, Estève, Ekdal, Walker; Laurent, Cullen, Ugochukwu; Anthony, Foster, Tchaouna
Lineups powered by WhoScored.
Aston Villa vs Burnley Team News
Aston Villa will be without Tyrone Mings, who is injured, and Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana, who are not expected to return until later this month. John McGinn is doubtful, but he should recover from a knock sustained against Fulham to start. García is also doubtful. Torres is likely to make his first league start since August in the absence of Mings.
Burnley are missing Zeki Amdouni and Jordan Beyer through injury, while Johann Berg Larsen and Conor Roberts are doubtful.
Aston Villa vs Burnley Prediction
Aston Villa are finally up and running after their Europa League win over Bologna was backed up by a comeback victory against Fulham.
It's been an extremely poor start to the season for Unai Emery's side, but another three points here would continue the feel-good-factor that is starting to appear at Villa Park.
Burnley are quickly finding out the tough life that is Premier League football after their thumping defeat at Manchester City saw them drop into the relegation zone.
The Clarets have already conceded 13 goals this season, which is just three fewer than they shipped throughout the whole of their promotion-winning campaign in the Championship.
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
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Our bet builder tips for Aston Villa vs Burnley include Jaidon Anthony 2+ Shots, Matty Cash 1+ Shot, Ollie Watkins 1+ Shot on Target, and Under 3.5 Match Goals.
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