Aston Villa 2
Burton Albion 1
Video
Reviews
- Villa Underground: RATED: Burton a burden to overcome. How every AVFC player performed on Boxing Day at Villa Park
- 7500 to Holte: Villa 2 Burton 1: Ross McCormack snatches victory for Villa
- Express & Star: Aston Villa 2 Burton Albion 1 – Report
- Sky Sports: Villa earn hard-fought victory
- Official Site: Match report: Aston Villa 2-1 Burton Albion
Timeline
- 15′ – GOAL: Bacuna (Adomah) [1-0]
- 31′ – GOAL: Ward (Brayford) [1-1]
- 46′ – SUB: Gardner off, Grealish on
- 57′ – SUB: McFadzean off, O’Grady on
- 62′ – YELLOW CARD: Mousinho
- 63′ – YELLOW CARD: Ward
- 69′ – SUB: Ward off, Williamson on
- 75′ – SUB: Jedinak off, Ayew on
- 79′ – GOAL: McCormack [2-1]
- 86′ – SUB: Kodjia off, Agbonlahor
- 91′ – SUB: McCrory off, Beavon on
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 12 | James Chester |
| 2 | Nathan Baker |
| 23 | Jordan Amavi |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 25 | Mile Jedinak |
| 22 | Gary Gardner |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 44 | Ross McCormack |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| Burton Albion | |
| 1 | Jon McLaughlin |
| 3 | John Brayford |
| 4 | John Mousinho |
| 14 | Damien McCrory |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 36 | Jackson Irvine |
| 16 | Matt Palmer |
| 15 | Tom Naylor |
| 12 | Jamie Ward |
| 10 | Lucas Akins |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Pierluigi Gollini |
| 6 | Tommy Elphick |
| 15 | Ashley Westwood |
| 40 | Jack Grealish |
| 10 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Gabby Agbonlahor |
| 14 | Rudy Gestede |
| Burton Albion | |
| 13 | Stephen Bywater |
| 2 | Tom Flanagan |
| 7 | Lee Williamson |
| 8 | Chris O'Grady |
| 9 | Stuart Beavon |
| 22 | Marcus Harness |
| 25 | Shaun Barker |
Previews
- A Villa Fan: Aston Villa v Burton Albion – the preview
- Express & Star: Aston Villa v Burton: Boxing Day match to see first full Villa Park of the season
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Burton; Looking forward to it
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Burton preview