Having fallen slightly off the pace in the Premier League title race, Aston Villa seek to revert to old ways when Burnley head to Villa Park for Saturday’s clash of the clarets.
Having fallen slightly off the pace in the Premier League title race, Aston Villa seek to revert to old ways when Burnley head to Villa Park for Saturday’s clash of the clarets.
Aston Villa has an odd of 3.25(bet ₹100 and wins ₹325 if Aston Villa wins).Bet Now
If this match ends with a draw then the odd is 4.09(bet ₹100 and win ₹409 if the match draws).Bet Now
Burnley has an odd of 3.95(bet ₹100 and wins ₹395 if Burnley wins).Bet Now
Match: Aston Villa vs Burnley
Date: December 31, 2023
Time: 11:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Villa Park
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After watching his Lions side disintegrate at the Theatre of Dreams, Unai Emery cut a particularly agitated figure in his post-match interview at Old Trafford, where John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker capitalised on sloppy Red Devils defending to propel Villa to a 2-0 half-time lead.
However, a second-half brace from Alejandro Garnacho unexpectedly drew Manchester United back into the game, and after exploiting their hosts’ set-piece frailties in the first 45 minutes, Villa were undone by a late corner, where Rasmus Hojlund finally opened his Premier League account with a controlled volley.
Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno; Cash, Luiz, Dendoncker, McGinn; Diaby, Watkins
While Aston Villa have been picking up points at home for fun this season, Burnley’s Turf Moor woes continue, as evidenced by a two-goal defeat to Liverpool on December 26 courtesy of Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.
Between the Uruguayan’s finish and the Portuguese’s 90th-minute insurance goal, Burnley had briefly sprung into life as Liverpool missed chance after chance to put the game out of reach – even having two strikes chalked off – only for Vincent Kompany’s men to frustrate the home crowd with their own lack of killer instinct.
Trafford; Vitinho, O’Shea, Beyer, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Berge, Brownhill, Odobert; Amdouni, Foster
Villa have not defeated Burnley at Villa Park since 2010, but with a few recent gaffes to correct, Emery’s Lions should be backed to end the Clarets’ hoodoo on Saturday afternoon. The last time the hosts did the double over the Clarets in the top flight, they thrashed them 10-0 at home in the 1925-26 season. Such an emphatic margin of victory is unlikely here, but a rejigged XI should easily dispatch Kompany’s men.
Aston Villa 3-2 Burnley, predicted by us.