Aston Villa head into the final day of 2023 as co-leaders. However, the revelation of the season had its work cut out for it with Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. The visitors fell behind twice, but still had to put their heads down after a late penalty.
After prestigious victories against Manchester City and Arsenal, Aston Villa seemed to fall off their pedestal a bit with underperformance and results.
Sheffield had already finished 1-1 against the Red Lantern a week ago, and things didn’t go well against number 19 Burnley either.
Zeki Amdouni and Lyle Foster restored the deficit twice for the visitors. The second time it happened with ten men after Sander Berge had received his second yellow card at the start of the second half.
But the point – it would be a boost in the relegation fight – has still evaporated. Shortly before the end of normal time, Douglas Luiz recorded the final score from the penalty spot.
Villa now joins Liverpool on 42 points. He could be overtaken by Arsenal tomorrow or disappointed by Liverpool on Monday, who play on New Year’s Eve.
2023-12-30 17:05:00
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