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Declan Carr

Sun 10 May 2026 16:31, UK

Aston Villa could only draw 2-2 with Burnley on Sunday afternoon.

Unai Emery‘s side could have basically wrapped up Champions League football with a victory, but the relegated side proved too much at Turf Moor on 10 May.

Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring early on, but Ross Barkley put the Villans back into the contest before the break with a neat flicked header.

Ollie Watkins gave the visitors the lead after running through on goal, but Zion Flemming ensured that the sides would take a point each, rather than Emery’s charges taking all three.

Villa need to be better going forward, and Villa News picks out moments you may have missed from the clash.

Emery back to his passionate self in Villa draw

Emery is usually bouncing around the Villa touchline, but he was subdued and had his hands in his pockets in the Tottenham clash.

He was back to his normal self, though against Mike Jackson’s side, showing his anger when his side struggled in possession.

He was waving his arms around in the air around the 50th minute mark, visibly frustrated with how wasteful his team were being, which has been a familiar story in the league recently.

Villa players swarm Martinez after Burnley scenes

Watkins scored Villa’s second and briefly put them in the lead, but most of the credit should go to goalkeeper Emi Martinez, for his sensational assist.

It was a stunning pass to find the England forward, and he got recognition from his teammates after the ball over the backline.

The Athletic’s Jacob Tanswell revealed that players went to the Argentine goalkeeper after his assist to celebrate.

Buendia and Mings in hilarious error

Emi Buendia and Tyrone Mings were involved in a hilarious incident in the second-half of the contest.

The latter took out the former as he tried to take a quick free-kick, according to Tanswell, which sums up Villa’s afternoon.

They will hope to get back to winning ways and have fewer moments like that when they face Liverpool ahead of the Europa League final with Freiburg.

If they continue to have dodgy play, it will not help them to qualify for the Champions League, by either winning that competition or their league position.