Burnley vs. Aston Villa: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 126

Draws: 30

Burnley wins: 41

Aston Villa and Burnley have clashed on 126 separate occasions across all competitions over the decades, and it is the Lions that lead the way in the head-to-head record, boasting 55 wins to the Clarets' 41, while the two have shared the spoils a further 30 times.

This fixture goes all the way back to December 1888, when Villa recorded a 4-2 victory over Burnley in the first-ever meeting between the sides in Division One.

Each of the last 12 meetings between the teams have taken place in the Premier League, though it remains to be seen how long that streak will take to be extended now that the Clarets' relegation from the top flight has been confirmed.

In 2025-26, Unai Emery's Lions recorded a 2-1 victory at Villa Park in October 2025, thanks to a brace from Donyell Malen, though Michael Jackson's Burnley held their opponents to a 2-2 draw at Turf Moor during their most recent encounter in May 2026.

Jaidon Anthony opened the scoring for the hosts that day after just eight minutes, though efforts from Ross Barkley and Ollie Watkins either side of half time put the visitors ahead.

However, Zian Flemming struck home an equaliser before the hour mark, ending Burnley's Premier League losing streak after five consecutive defeats in the weeks leading up to the clash.

Burnley have not actually managed to overcome Villa in the Premier League since a 3-2 home success in January 2021, while not since 2015 have the Clarets managed to triumph at Villa Park.

Andy Lochhead is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, scoring eight times for Burnley against Villa between 1960 and 1968, and he would then go on to represent the Lions in 1970 after a spell at Leicester City.

In the Premier League, these two sides have locked horns on 14 occasions, with Villa recording six wins to Burnley's two, while there have also been six draws.