Overview
- Scott Parker left Oliver Sonne out of Burnley’s matchday squad for the fourth consecutive Premier League fixture.
- Burnley lost 2-1 at Villa Park, with Donyell Malen scoring twice for Aston Villa and Lesley Ugochukwu pulling one back for the visitors.
- The defeat leaves Burnley on 4 points in 18th place in the Premier League table.
- Sonne’s last league minutes came on August 30 against Manchester United, and his most recent club appearance was a full 90 in the Carabao Cup on September 23 versus Cardiff City.
- He was not called up by Peru for the October 10 friendly against Chile, and Burnley next host Leeds United on October 18 after the international break.