BURNLEY VS ASTON VILLA A very good evening to you all and welcome to our live-text coverage of Burnley vs Aston Villa at Turf Moor! The Villans have emerged from their Covid crisis in recent weeks and are set to make up some matches having fallen behind the rest of the Premier League pack after a few too many postponements. Should they will all their games in hands they could jump as high as fourth in the table after a brilliant first-half of the season. A win tonight would set them on their way and send them 7th. Burnley, meanwhile, became they first team in four years to beat Liverpool at Anfield last week, so they're no pushovers either. Sean Dyche's men are trying to put us much space between them and the relegation zone as possible, so they'll be looking for a result tonight especially at home. So, there's plenty to play for and 90 minutes to play it in. Stay with us for all the build-up, hype and highlights ahead of kick-off at 6pm.
Premier League / Matchday 20
Turf Moor / 27.01.2021
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- O. Watkins(14')
- J. Grealish(68')
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Updated 27/01/2021 at 19:52 GMT
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End of 2nd Half
FULL TIME
WOW. Burnley twice came from behind before stealing all three points with a 3-2 win in a thrilling match.
45 minute ago this didn't seem possible, yet here we are. Burnley go ten points clear of the relegation zone, while Villa miss the chance to go 7th and lose big ground on the top five.
They've looked brilliant at times tonight, but there's no points awarded for flair.
90+3'
Dean Smith looks pretty miffed on the sidelines. How has this happened?
How is Grealish on the losing side tonight?
This has been such a good game.
90+1'
Burnley have a corner. Can they put this game to bed?
They're just time-wasting in the corner truth be told, they don't try and whip it in.
90'
FOUR MINUTES STOPPAGE TIME
89'
After the first half, you'd never in a million years this would finish 3-2 to Burnley.
Villa have blown this, you have to say. Pope deserves huge credit though because he kept his side in this as he has done so many times before.
88'
Grealish looks a man possessed but Burnley are still having a go themselves. He can't do it all on his own!
TWO MINUTES LEFT!
HEADERS
86'
Villa are just chucking balls into the box now. It's desperate. Burnley keeping shape, holding on.
82'
This game is mad.
Traore and Barkley are off. Trezeguet and El Ghazi are on.
GOAL! BURNLEY 3 ASTON VILLA 2 (Wood, 79')
Oh my word!
They've turned it around!
A simple ball over the top by Mee is saved by Vydra, and his ball in is met by Wood with a brilliant header into the far corner!
What a game!
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Goal
C. Wood
Burnley
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Goals1
On target2
Fouls1
Hit Post / Hit Bar1
78'
Nobody expected a game this good. Be honest.
76'
GOAL! BURNLEY 2 ASTON VILLA 2 (McNeil, 76')
Another goal from nothing!
This is a weird one too. McNeill fizzes a ball across the box and it just goes past everyone before nestling into the far corner.
He's not meant that, but it's a goal!
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Goal
D. McNeil
Burnley
Goals1
On target1
Fouls1
Fouls against1
74'
Traore has a punt this time but it's another simple save for Pope.
SUPER JACK
72'
This is a Grealish masterclass, make no mistake.
Can Villa hold on this time?
68'
GOAL! BURNLEY 1 ASTON VILLA 2 (Grealish, 68')
There's his goal!
Grealish plays a brilliant one-two with Douglas Luiz inside the box and rifles past Pope.
Simple. Easy. Deadly.
Goal
J. Grealish
Aston Villa
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Goals1
On target3
Fouls against2
Offsides1
67'
WHAT A SAVE!
Burnley who are you!?
A brilliant move starts out left with a ball into Pieters who picks out Chris Wood.
Wood picks out the corner with a fizzing shot but Martinez is there with the diving save
64'
SAVE!
Oh my gosh.
Grealish almost scores a Puskas contender with a 50 yard run. He takes on so many defenders and just weaves his way into a shooting position before firing at Pope.
64'
Burnley have been much better since the goal and now look the more likely to snatch a winner.
Martinez is called into action once again to make a catch from a cross.
TRAINING GROUND