Burnley vs Aston Villa; Premier League
Burnley vs Aston Villa. Premier League.
Turf MoorAttendance21,196.
Burnley 2
- J Anthony (8th minute)
- Z Flemming (58th minute)
Aston Villa 2
- R Barkley (42nd minute)
- O Watkins (56th minute)
Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa: Unai Emery's men held to frustrating point at Turf Moor after lacklustre display
Report and free match highlights as Burnley and Aston Villa drew 2-2 at Turf Moor; Jadion Anthony opened the scoring before Ross Barkley equaliser; Ollie Watkins gave Villa the lead but Zian Flemming scored 160 seconds later; Unai Emery's side miss chance to go fourth in the table
Sunday 10 May 2026 16:51, UK
A lacklustre Aston Villa missed out on the chance to move into the top four after being forced to settle for a frustrating 2-2 draw at already-relegated Burnley.
Villa looked a shadow of the team that swept Nottingham Forest aside on Thursday to book their place in the Europa League final and were punished when Jaidon Anthony capitalised on an Emiliano Martinez error to give his side the lead.
The Argentina shot-stopper could only parry Lesley Ugochukwu's long-range strike back into the danger zone before Anthony tucked it into the back of the net.
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Zian Flemming then had a golden opportunity to double Burnley's lead against a poor Villa side but sprayed his effort wide of the target from point-blank range.
A disallowed goal for a tight offside call on Ollie Watkins would eventually spark a reaction from Villa, with Ross Barkley glancing home a header to equalise soon after.
After seeing his earlier effort chalked off by VAR, Watkins would eventually have his say on the game after latching onto Martinez's long ball to poke Villa ahead, only for Flemming to sidefoot an equaliser home in response 160 seconds later.
The point at Turf Moor extends Villa's winless run in the Premier League to three games at a critical part of the season, with Bournemouth now just four points behind them in sixth place with two games remaining in the season.
Qualifying for the Champions League season via their league position remains in their control but with Liverpool and Manchester City to come, a dark cloud of uncertainty and the potential of needing to lift the Europa League to qualify now looms above Unai Emery's men.
Emery: Good point at Burnley but it's not enough
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery speaking to Sky Sports:
"I think we deserved more but we needed to be more clinical. We were attacking more in their half than defending in ours, but we conceded three clear chances and conceded two. It's a good point but not enough.
"We keep going forward and play against Liverpool on Friday now. We are excited for our future matches, a final in the Europa League and Manchester City - wow!
"It's very difficult to finish in the top five but at the moment we can feel so proud of what we are doing. Overall it's something fantastic!"
O'Hara: Flat performance, Villa will be disappointed
Jamie O'Hara speaking on Sky Sports News:
"Beat Burnley and it (top 5) is over the line. But they've left themselves two big games where they need to get a result. With the Europa League final, Villa would have liked to rest players but that can't be the case now.
"This was a flat performance after a massive night against Forest on Thursday. No excuses, they'll be disappointed."
'Sluggish' Villa squander chance to alleviate pressure
Sky Sports' Patrick Rowe:
"Drop-offs in performance do not get more severe than the comparison of Aston Villa on Thursday night against Nottingham Forest and that display at Turf Moor.
"From a relentless display of quality, pressing and lethal finishing, to a lacklustre, tepid and disappointing showing against a team already confirmed to be dropping back down to the Championship.
"Villa got deserved plaudits following the 4-0 win against Forest and will get deserved criticism following the 2-2 draw at Burnley.
"From minute one, it was described as sluggish and that simply cannot happen in a game Villa needed to win to alleviate pressure in the final games of the season.
"Liverpool and Manchester City are now fast approaching, with the Europa League final against Freiburg sandwiched in between those fixtures.
"Qualification remains in their hands but instead of full focus now lying on Istanbul on May 20, Villa will need one eye on Bournemouth in sixth."
