Premier League · Matchweek 7
Donyell Malen 25'
Donyell Malen 63'
HT 1:0
Lesley Ugochukwu 78'
Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 14:00 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 16th → 10th · 9 pts|Burnley 18th · 4 pts

Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.16–0.4).

Player of the matchDonyell Malen8.6Decisive moment25' Donyell Malen+0.6

Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley

Key numbers

  • Possession 55% – 45%
  • Shots 15 (7 on target) – 5 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 25' Donyell Malen, FN xPts +0.6
Player of the match
Donyell Malen 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-02-1
Aston Villa ahead 65 min · level 25 min · Burnley ahead 0 min
  • Lesley Ugochukwu — off the bench 21 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

25' Donyell Malen Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Boubacar Kamara +0.2 +0.6
63' Donyell Malen Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Morgan Rogers +0.1 +0.3
78' Lesley Ugochukwu Goal · assist Quilindschy Hartman +0.2
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Burnley Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Aston VillaBurnley
55%Possession45%
1.16Expected goals (xG)0.4
0.08xG per shot0.08
15Shots5
7Shots on target2
47%Shots on target %40%
12Shots in box3
496Passes409
88%Pass accuracy81%
6Corners4
1Saves5
9Fouls15
3Yellow cards1
3Offsides5

Compared with usual

Aston Villa

9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals20.89
Conceded10.78
xG1.160.76
xG against0.41.3
Shots1510.1
On target73.2high
Shots faced513.6low
xG per shot0.080.08
Possession55%56.1%
Passes496458.2
Pass accuracy88%84.7%
Corners64.9
Fouls910.9

Burnley

8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.1
Conceded22
xG0.40.57
xG against1.161.6
Shots59.8
On target23.6
Shots faced1516.6
xG per shot0.080.07
Possession45%37.8%
Passes409347
Pass accuracy81%75.4%
Corners43
Fouls159.1high

Timeline

  • 17' Yellow Lyle Foster
  • 25' Goal Donyell Malen league goal #1 assist Boubacar Kamara
  • 53' Yellow Lucas Digne
  • 59' Sub Jaidon Anthony → Armando Broja
  • 59' Sub Loum Tchaouna → Jacob Bruun Larsen
  • 63' Goal Donyell Malen league goal #2 assist Morgan Rogers
  • 67' Sub Ollie Watkins → Emiliano Buendía
  • 67' Sub John McGinn → Evann Guessand
  • 69' Sub Lyle Foster → Lesley Ugochukwu
  • 78' Goal Lesley Ugochukwu league goal #1 assist Quilindschy Hartman
  • 82' Sub Josh Laurent → Zian Flemming
  • 84' Sub Donyell Malen → Ross Barkley
  • 84' Sub Matty Cash → Victor Lindelöf
  • 90' Sub Lamare Bogarde → Amadou Onana
  • 90+1' Yellow Emiliano Buendía
  • 90+3' Yellow Emiliano Martínez
  • 90+10' Sub → Ian Maatsen
  • 90+10' Sub Maxime Estève → Joe Worrall

Category leaders

  • Key passesLucas Digne5
  • Duels wonBoubacar Kamara10/15
  • DribblesEzri Konsa2/3
  • Defensive actionsJosh Cullen8
  • ShotsDonyell Malen3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonLamare Bogarde3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.