Aston Villa v Burnley predictions: Home side flourishing under Gerrard

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Aston Villa v Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday

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Team news

Aston Villa
Ashley Young is rated 50-50 after picking up a knock, while Keinan Davis, Morgan Sanson, Anwar El Ghazi, Leon Bailey, Bertrand Traore and Marvelous Nakamba are all out.

Burnley
Maxwel Cornet faces a late test on a thigh injury, while Ashley Barnes, Connor Roberts and Dale Stephens are still unavailable.

Match preview

Steven Gerrard has settled in well at Aston Villa and he should be confident of continuing his decent start at the helm against Burnley.

There was Covid-19 in the camp earlier in the week but that did not stop them claiming a 2-0 win over former boss Dean Smith's Norwich on Tuesday and they deserve to be respected as their only defeats under their new manager have come against Liverpool and Manchester City.

Four wins in six matches is solid form and they can expect to make headway against Burnley, who have had a midweek off after their game against Watford was postponed.

The Clarets have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine matches on the road and, as Villa have scored at least twice in four of those games under Gerrard, it is worth supporting them to do so again.

Key stat

Five of Aston Villa's last six home matches have featured at least three goals

Inside info

Aston Villa

Penalty taker Danny Ings
Free-kick wizard Emi Buendia
Set-piece aerial threat Ezri Konsa
Card magnet John McGinn

Burnley

Penalty taker Chris Wood
Free-kick wizardDwight McNeil
Set-piece aerial threatChris Wood
Card magnetJames Tarkowski

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