Aston Villa Climb Away from the Drop with Second Straight Win

After a disappointing start to the 2025–26 Premier League season, Aston Villa are finally showing signs of life — securing their second consecutive win with a solid 2–0 victory over Burnley at Villa Park.

The star of the afternoon was Donyell Malen, who struck twice to lift the mood in Birmingham. The Dutch forward opened the scoring in the 25th minute, gliding past Burnley’s defence before coolly finishing a one-on-one. He doubled his tally in the second half, latching onto a perfectly timed through ball from Morgan Rogers and firing past the keeper with confidence.

With the three points, Unai Emery’s side climb to 13th in the Premier League standings — a much-needed boost after their early-season struggles.

2025-26, England - Premier League

Aston Villa - Burnley 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Malen, 25 (1:0); Malen, 63 (2:0); Ugochukwu, 78 (2:1)

Aston Villa: Martinez E.; Konsa; Digne; Torres Pau; Kamara B.; Cash (Lindelöf, 84); McGinn J. (Guessand, 67); Watkins (Buendia, 67; Maatsen I., 90); Bogarde L. (Onana A., 90); Malen (Barkley, 84); Rogers M.
Substitution: Buendia (from 67 till 90); Guessand (from 67); Lindelöf (from 84); Barkley (from 84); Maatsen I. (from 90); Onana A. (from 90)
Bench: Bizot; Jimoh; Elliott H.
Yellow Cards: Digne 53; Buendia 91; Martinez E. 93

Burnley: Dubravka; Walker; Hartman Q.; Tuanzebe; Estève (Worrall J., 90); Florentino; Cullen; Laurent (Flemming, 82); Tchaouna (Bruun Larsen, 59); Foster L. (Ugochukwu, 69); Anthony J. (Broja A., 59)
Substitution: Bruun Larsen (from 59); Broja A. (from 59); Ugochukwu (from 69); Flemming (from 82); Worrall J. (from 90)
Bench: Weiß M.; Humphreys; Edwards M.; Mejbri
Yellow Cards: Foster L. 17