At 23 o'clock on December 30, Beijing time, in a match in the 20th round of the 20th round of the 2023-24 Premier League, Aston Villa played against Burnley at home.
In the 28th minute, Watkins received a long ball in front of the field and broke through to the penalty area to distribute the ball to Leon Bailey, who cut inside to complete the goal, and Aston Villa led Burnley 1-0. In the 31st minute, Darla O'Shea assisted Amdouni to volley home the equaliser as Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa.
In the 42nd minute, it was another assist from Watkins, Moussa Diaby pushed in front of the goal to score, and Villa took the lead again 2-1! In the second half, in the 56th minute, Burnley player Sander Berg was fouled again and received a second yellow card, so he was sent off with two yellows and one red, and Burnley had one less and the score was behind.
In the 72nd minute, Burnley, who played with one less player, was also tenacious enough, and in the 72nd minute, Burnley scored with Foster, and Burnley equalized again, 2-2!
In the 90th minute, Duran was tripped in the penalty area, the referee blew for a penalty, and Douglas Luiz converted the penalty to give Aston Villa a 3-2 thrashing of Burnley. The home win ended Villa's two-game winless run. Under the leadership of Unai Emery, Villa is considered to be at least one dark horse in the Premier League this season, and they previously defeated the defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal with a score of 1-0 in the 15th and 16th rounds, and they were upset one after another!
At present, Villa's results in the Premier League are also very good, Villa has 13 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses, 42 points, temporarily ranked second in the Premier League standings, and 2 points ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal behind them, and Villa tied the top Liverpool with 42 points.