Douglas Luiz’s 89th-minute penalty sent Aston Villa past 10-man Burnley 3-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday.<br /><br />Villa looked set to drop points after twice taking the lead at Villa Park until Luiz’s late spot kick.<br /><br />They moved up to second on the table and level on points with leader Liverpool, having played a game more.<br /><br />The Midlands club has been the surprise of the season but has suffered over the Christmas holidays after drawing against bottom-placed Sheffield United and throwing away a two-goal lead in defeat to Manchester United.<br /><br />Leon Bailey fired Villa in front in the 28th but that was canceled out three minutes later by Zeki Amdouni.<br /><br />Moussa Diaby finished in the 42nd to give the home team the lead at the break.<br /><br />Burnley suffered a further setback when Sander Berge was sent off in the 56th, but Villa was frustrated again after Lyle Foster leveled in the 71st.<br /><br />Then Aaron Ramsey’s foul on Jhon Duran in the box gave Villa the chance to take the lead for a third time. Luiz converted the penalty with a shot in off the bar.<br /><br />It secured a 26th league win of 2023 for Unai Emery’s team, while Vincent Kompany’s Burnley remained second from bottom and five points from safety.
