Burnley vs Aston Villa

Premier League, England

Match date: Saturday, Nov 21, 2009

Stadium: Turf Moor

Burnley picked up their first point away from home having held City to 3:3 draw and they are now aiming to keep the impressive home record. Aston Villa hammered Bolton after losing to West Ham in midweek and they are now sitting in 5th place. The Clarets are doing extremely well this season, especially at their Turf Moor but they even managed to pick up a point from Manchester City in the last round. One thing is certain, Burnley are getting the most out of every single goal they score since the team are sitting in 9th place despite boasting third worst goal difference in the Premiership. Owen Coyle’s side have won all but one home game this season but they definitely face a tough task against one of the best defences in the league. Therefore, we see a good value in backing . Burnley are aware they need to keep up the rich vein of form at Turf Moor if they are to remain above the relegation zone and we expect them to go all guns blazing at Aston Villa. Their adventurous approach will leave the visitors a lot of space to exploit, thus we are likely to see a lot of goals even in the first period. No less than 10 goals were scored in the first halves of their last 4 home games and we therefore see a good value in betting on . Aston Villa recovered well from the poor start of the season and they look ready to have another go at the top 4 finish. The 5:1 trashing of Bolton proved they were slowly raising their form and the game against Burnley is a good opportunity for another victory. Martin O’Neill has got plenty of attacking potential in Carew, Agbonlahor, Young and Milner, thus they could be the second team to triumph at Turf Moor this season. We therefore see a great value in backing . The international break did no harm to Martin O’Neill since Stephen Warnock and Ashley Young played almost no part in England’s friendly with Brazil, while Luke Young opted to retire from international duty. Emile Heskey and James Collins missed out through injuries but they look likely to recover in time to face Burnley. We should therefore see a similar side that started the Bolton game, with only Collins stepping in for Luke Young, which means Cuellar will return to right-back position. With all due respect to Burnley’s excellent home record, they don’t look like the team that can get something against Aston Villa. The Villans again believe they can mount a serious top 4 challenge and we expect them to win this match as their sheer quality should do the trick. Results and goal’s highlights, will be available soon.. stay tuned.