Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa: What Jackson and Flemming saidpublished at 16:47 BST
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Burnley interim manager Michael Jackson, speaking to BBC MOTD: "It was a good performance. If you look at today's group - we spoke about having belief - and they showed character."
On goalscorer Zian Flemming: "He's been incredible this year. He makes the maximum out of everything he gets each day and he's on double figures now in the Premier League. But I know he'd happily swap that for us staying in the Premier League."
On whether they are building for next season in the Championship: "It's about that now. It's about building on the foundations we have - we've had to do that before. I'm pleased for the group today that they have something to be proud of."
Clarets forward Zian Flemming speaking to Match of the Day: "A good point for us. Villa are fourth or fifth in the league and have been impressive this season, so for us to be 19th and getting a point against them - that's good."
On giving the fans something to smile about: "We've lost lots of games this season, especially at home. We haven't given the fans the results they wanted to see.
"We've played many games similar to this but have just lacked that final bit to get a result, never through a lack of effort or quality. However frustrating it is for the fans, we wished we could give them something to cheer for."
Did you know?
Zian Flemming is the first Burnley player to score 10+ goals in a Premier League campaign since Chris Wood in 2020-21 (12).
In the eighth minute, Jaidon Anthony's opener was the earliest Burnley have scored in a Premier League match this season, and earliest overall since December 2023 against Sheffield United.
Analysis: Positive signs from Burnleypublished at 16:11 BST
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Emlyn Begley BBC Sport journalist
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Burnley already know they will be in the Championship next season, with Mike Jackson now in caretaker charge after the exit of Scott Parker.
They had lost their past five games - and only won once since October.
So getting a point, including fighting back, against the team fifth in the table gave their fans something to cheer about.
They fully matched Villa and had 15 shots, six on target.
And they will have felt they deserved their opener, their earliest league goal this season, when Anthony took advantage of some debatable Martinez goalkeeping to net in the eighth minute. Flemming should have doubled their lead following a good cross from Loum Tchaouna.
Young German keeper Weiss, handed a Premier League debut with Martin Dubravka on the bench, pulled off some good saves.
And Jackson's side showed spirit to come back after going 2-1 behind with Ugochukwu passing to Hannibal Mejbri, who flicked the ball on for Flemming to net his 10th league goal of the season.
Burnley 2-2 Aston Villa - send us your thoughtspublished at 15:57 BST
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Burnley v Aston Villa: Team newspublished at 13:08 BST
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Burnley make six changes from the side who lost to Leeds last time out.
German goalkeeper Max Weiss makes his Premier League debut. Defender Axel Tuanzebe makes his first appearance for the club in three months, while Lesley Ugochukwu, Hannibal Mejbri and Florentino all come in too.
Aston Villa only make three switches from their Europa League win over Nottingham Forest. Ross Barkley, Tyrone Mings and Ian Maatsen replace Pau Torres, Lucas Digne and Emiliano Buendia.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Lindelof, Tielemans, Barkley, McGinn, Rogers, Watkins.
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Sutton's predictions: Burnley v Aston Villapublished at 10:00 BST
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Fifth-placed Aston Villa were booed off last weekend after losing at home to struggling Tottenham.
Unai Emery had made a lot of changes with his side's Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest in mind and they were pretty awful against Spurs.
Still, even if they are poor again here, I think they will get the better of managerless Burnley.
Burnley v Aston Villa: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 14:03 BST 9 May
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Prudent Nsengiyumva BBC Sport journalist
Relegated Burnley attempt to halt a hapless home run on Sunday (14:00 BST) when they welcome an Aston Villa side seeking Champions League qualification.
Burnley's home troubles show no sign of easing
Burnley's difficulties at Turf Moor have defined their season. They are winless in 13 Premier League home matches since October and risk equalling their longest such run in the competition if they fail to beat Villa.
It is part of a wider slump, with just one win in their past 26 league games. A change in the dugout has not yet shifted the trajectory, albeit Michael Jackson is still in the early stages of his tenure.
Burnley are winless in their past five league meetings with Villa and have rarely found this fixture straightforward in the Premier League era.
An isolated bright spot for the Clarets has been goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. He has made the most saves of any goalkeeper in the league – a reflection of the pressure Burnley have faced defensively. Despite conceding 71 goals, his performances have prevented an already bleak season from being even worse.
Villa's away form remains a concern
Villa have only collected seven points from their past eight league games, a run that has slowed their push for a top five finish. Nonetheless, it would take a significant collapse to miss out on Champions League qualification through their league position.
Reaching the Europa League final has offered an alternative route into Europe's top competition and may allow Unai Emery's side to play with more freedom in the run-in.
Their away record, though, continues to undermine them, with Villa winless in their past five league matches on the road.
Jackson on squad identity, intensity and what Clarets 'owe' fanspublished at 15:49 BST 8 May
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Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Aston Villa at Turf Moor (14:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Jackson confirmed he has a full squad available aside from long-term absentees Enock Agyei, Josh Cullen and Connor Roberts.
Cullen is "coming along really well", while Roberts "will be playing in an under-21s game at some point in the next week".
Reflecting on a week in which the Clarets lost at Leeds in their first match since relegation was confirmed, Jackson said: "A bit emotional at the start of the week. We just have to get on with it, be professional, respect the competition we are in, find a way of getting the lads going and getting some energy around the place. It's been a good week."
On the mentality of the team following relegation: "It's a difficult situation but in the grand scheme of things we're privileged. We play football, we're in a great industry. It's been tough but there's a lot of things out here tougher than this. This week is just about reconnecting, getting some energy and identity back in and start working hard again."
On the challenge posed by Villa: "After the result last night [Europa League semi-final win] it will bring a bit of confidence back into the team. They're a very good team, very well coached. They have improved year-on-year and I enjoy watching them play as well. They have a good style of play and are very good at what they do."
On the importance of the Turf Moor crowd: "Let's be honest, we haven't been good enough at home this season. They deserve more from us but we really need them and we owe them. For us at home to try and create some intensity, be on the front foot and make a game of it we need them. We want to finish the season in a positive way."
Jackson paid tribute to former Burnley defender Ben Mee, who made over 350 appearances for the club and announced his retirement on Thursday: "He was incredible for Burnley, he was the captain of the group we had. I wish him all the best in his retirement but no doubt we will see him around somewhere in coaching. If he puts as much into that as he did playing then I am sure he will be very successful."
Preston find themselves at a fork in the roadpublished at 15:05 BST 8 May
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Andy Bayes BBC Radio Lancashire sports editor
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Preston North End finished 14th - a position that, on paper, suggests progress. In reality, it feels like a season that quietly slipped away.
An improvement of 10 points to 60 is not insignificant, but numbers alone do not tell the story. This was a campaign defined less by where North End finished and more by where they might have finished - and why they didn't.
For half a season, this was one of the Championship's most convincing sides.
The summer 2025 rebuild was extensive and, initially at least, hugely effective.
Harrison Armstrong, Alfie Devine and Lewis Dobbin all arrived on loan ready to contribute, while Daniel Jebbison offered glimpses of the potential that first caught Paul Heckingbottom's eye at Sheffield United.
Daniel Iversen provided authority and calm in goal, Pol Valentin delivered consistency on the right and Andrija Vukcevic looked entirely at home at Championship level. Thierry Small added energy and end product, scoring three times before Bonfire Night.
Only Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Coventry had more points. The 4 January win at Bristol City felt like a statement that North End belonged in the promotion conversation.
Heckingbottom was unambiguous. It would be "criminal", he said, not to kick on from such a position, but the rest of January didn't blunt momentum - it dismantled it.
From being the fourth-best side in the division across the opening 26 matches, only four teams collected fewer points than North End over the final 20. That collapse demands explanation.
Two absences loom large.
Armstrong's recall by Everton on New Year's Day was pivotal. North End lost just three of the 17 league matches he featured in, winning six. The void was never properly filled.
Then came Iversen's injury. Without him, North End lost six out of 10 games, winning just one while Osmajic added another three matches to his suspension chart with a crazy sending off against Hull.
On the face of it, good business and part-funded by the departures of Mads Frokjaer and Stefan Thordarson, but spending is not the same as impact.
Moran waited far too long for opportunities despite deteriorating results. Lang's time was relentlessly disrupted by injury, his season ending in early March.
Not being available for 30 matchday squads across two clubs tells its own story. His aim now will simply be a reset.
The decision to gamble on Milos Lukovic looks, in retrospect, emblematic of a January that never quite aligned with the team's needs. One half of football, nine unused substitute appearances - a punt that failed to shift the needle.
On reflection, Heckingbottom was frustrated with the window activity.
"You're fourth in January and we didn't kick on and try and get in the top," he said. "We just rolled with it, and I said all along that that's not what I wanted here... not what I'd accept here."
So North End arrive at the summer looking neither broken nor fulfilled, but uncertain. There appears to be a fork in the road.
Plan A is continuity: a Hemmings family-owned club still seeking a buyer, operating within tight margins and Championship realities.
Plan B is upheaval: a takeover that could reset ambition, budget and trajectory - albeit still constrained by profit and sustainability rules.
Criticism of the Hemmings family often centres on spending, but that only skims the surface.
Holding ground in the Championship is increasingly expensive, and financing stasis can be as demanding as chasing progress. Their backing, particularly this season, should not be dismissed lightly.
What is clear is this: North End were good enough to aim higher. They proved it for half a season. What they couldn't do was protect that position when circumstances turned.
Whether this campaign becomes a foundation or a missed opportunity will depend entirely on what comes next.
