Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
07:00 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Burnley
Villa Park will host Saturday’s football game between Aston Villa and Burnley. The Villans did well to beat Norwich City in midweek, with the team climbing to the top half of the table. New boss Steven Gerrard is undisputedly helping the team improve their game, and they are surely capable of matching the Clarets at home ground. Olie Watkins should continue to lead the line for the visitors after finding the net in the midweek triumph, while all Bailey, Nakamba, and Traore are sidelined with injuries.
Burnley, on the other hand, aim to escape the relegation zone. The Clarets were not in action at the weekend, meaning that tired legs should not prove to be a big problem for the visiting team. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Aston Villa have been showing signs of improvement of late. Both Barnes and Roberts are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Anwar el Ghazi):
Anwar El Ghazi is a product of famous Ajax football academy and it has to be noted that he scored 20 goals in 70 matches for the first team from 2014 to 2017. El Ghazi played for the likes of BVV Barendrecht, Feyenoord, Spartaan ’20 and Sparta Rotterdam during his youth career as well and, speaking of the first-team football, he moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in January 2017 for a fee of €8 million.
The pacey winger scored one goal in 12 appearances for les Dogues in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign, but, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the former Ajax starlet. Seeing that he has a dual citizenship, Anwar El Ghazi is eligible to represent both Netherlands and Morocco at senior level, but he made his debut for the Orange in a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan, with the Lille winger starting the match in a 4-3-3 formation alongside Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Memphis Depay.
Anwar El Ghazi is capable of playing as a centre-forward as well and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Burnley):
Burnley were one of the founding members of the Football League back in 1888. The Clarets did remarkably well to win the FA Cup trophy back in 1914 and the club owners have been trying to bring glory days back to Turf Moor ever since.
Burnley defeated Liverpool in the 1913/1914 FA Cup final and, no doubt, this is regarded as the greatest achievement in the club’s history. The Clarets finished the 2015/2016 Championship campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will participate in the English Premier League in the 2016/2017 season.
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor and the capacity of the stadium is 21,401. The Clarets have won two Community Shield trophies so far, in 1960 and 1973, but they have yet to clinch the Premier League title. Claret is the dominant colour of the team’s home shirts.
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