Premier League – Aston Villa to face Burnley on Match-day 18
Thursday Premier League action from Villa Park, as Villa take on Burnley.
As it stands, Burnley will go to Villa Park in eighteenth place, Villa are currently in fourteenth.
It’s 44 points so far for Aston Villa this season, going into this match
Villa drew 1-1 when they visited Crystal Palace, their disappointment was further deepened, having previously drawn against Liverpool, they must now try and get a positive result from this fixture.
Also, suffering five losses in nine games is a terrible run of form for any club, Steven Gerrard’s Villa will know this and will be hopeful of turning it around. Their position is fourteenth in the League and they have 44 points, that is, 13W, 18L and 5D having won 13 games, drawn five meetings, and lost 18 matches.
Villa have won six matches, drawn four meetings, and lost eight matches of their 18 League matches at home this season.
A win in this fixture, would take Aston Villa’s points from 44 to 47, so far this season.
Villa’s squad will likely be depleted of four of their key players when they start on Thursday, due to injury or illness.
Michael Jackson’s Burnley, away to Aston Villa on Thursday, hoping to improve relegation prospects
Burnley will be buoyant, following a 1-0 away win against Tottenham Hotspur in their last fixture.
Also, these are challenging times for Michael Jackson’s Burnley, having suffered seven losses in 12 fixtures, and taking them into relegation territory. This is a run of form that has to be stopped quickly. With 34 points, they currently sit eighteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 7 wins, 16 losses and 13 draws having won seven meetings, drawn 13 games, and lost 16 matches.
Burnley’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Villa. In the 18 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won two fixtures, drawn seven matches, and lost nine games.
A victory for Burnley would put them on 37 points.
Injury and illness have depleted Michael Jackson’s Burnley and they will likely be missing eight key personnel for Thursday’s match.
Aston Villa v Burnley – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels Villa and Burnley have faced each other 12 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Villa’s favour (5 – 3). Also, Burnley have tasted defeat against Villa in three out of the previous five meetings with them. In their most recent meeting of this fixture Burnley delivered a 1-3 away win.
Other players of note for Villa are Matty Cash and Ezri Konsa with respectively and for Burnley are Matthew Lowton and Charlie Taylor with respectively.
