Malen Brace Seals Villa Win in Emery's 150th

Donyell Malen scored twice as Aston Villa beat Burnley 2-1 at Villa Park, giving Unai Emery victory in his 150th game in charge and completing a fourth straight win in all competitions. Malen opened the scoring from a defence-splitting Boubacar Kamara pass and doubled the lead after a Morgan Rogers through ball, both finished on tight angles. Burnley pulled one back in the 78th minute when substitute Lesley Ugochukwu headed Quilindschy Hartman's corner through Emiliano Martínez's legs, but could not find a late equaliser. The win moves Villa up to 13th with nine points while Burnley remain in the bottom three on four points from seven games and have conceded 15 Premier League goals. Malen’s brace were his first goals of the season and came in only his fourth Premier League start since joining in January. Villa endured late scares, including an injury withdrawal for Emi Buendia, but saw out the remainder to claim the three points.