Malen's double lifts Villa past Burnley as Emery marks his 150th game in charge with four in a row
Donyell Malen scored in each half as Aston Villa beat Burnley 2-1 at Villa Park, sealing a fourth straight victory in all competitions on Unai Emery’s 150th match in charge. Boubacar Kamara’s defence-splitting pass released Malen for the opener before Morgan Rogers supplied a ruthless second, while Lesley Ugochukwu’s late header ensured a fraught finish.
Villa registered their first back-to-back Premier League wins of the season and climbed to 13th on nine points after a winless start, their momentum a sharp contrast to September’s gloom. Burnley, competitive in patches but undone by key lapses, remain in the bottom three and are still without an away point since returning to the top flight.
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