Villa edge 10-man Burnley to move level with Liverpool

Burnley remain the only Premier League side not to pick up a point from a losing position this season

Aston Villa moved level with Premier League leaders Liverpool as a late Douglas Luiz penalty secured victory against 10-man Burnley.

Burnley had twice come from behind in the game, with Lyle Foster scoring their second equaliser despite the visitors being reduced to 10 men following Sander Berge's second yellow card.

Moussa Diaby put Villa ahead again on 42 minutes after Leon Bailey's opener for Villa had been cancelled out by an almost immediate equaliser by Zeki Amdouni.

The victory moves Villa onto 42 points and behind Liverpool only on goal difference, with the Reds set to host Newcastle United on New Year's Day.

Despite the battling performance Vincent Kompany's Burnley stay five points from safety.

Villa set club record with late win

Villa opened the scoring on 29 minutes when Bailey picked up Ollie Watkins' pass across the box, cut in from the right and fired into the roof of the net via a deflection.

Burnley equalised almost immediately when a high free-kick from the left was headed back across goal by Dara O'Shea, allowing Amdouni to acrobatically volley in from close range.

Villa went back in front with Watkins - narrowly judged onside by the video assistant referee - again the provider as the England striker pulled the ball back for Diaby to finish.

Burnley's hopes of another comeback were dented in the second half when midfielder Berge received a second booking for pulling Luiz's shirt.

But after Villa missed several chances, Foster streaked clear of their defence and beat Emiliano Martinez at the near post.

It was Foster's first goal since October, following a two-month break to look after his mental health, and it looked to have earned Burnley a point from a losing position for the first time in the Premier League this season.

But Ramsey - a Villa academy product who joined Burnley in the summer, and whose brother Jacob started for the hosts - clipped Duran in the area to allow Luiz the opportunity to win the game from the spot.

The midfielder's penalty twice struck the bar before crossing the line, but it was enough to earn Villa a 32nd victory in league and cup matches this calendar year, surpassing the previous club record set in 1977.

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