Villa lose to leaders Burnley to leave them eight points off the top, joint third with Blackpool and Oxford and four points off the second and final promotion place. The defeat, the biggest at home since Vic Crowe became manager, and the patience of the crowd wears thin.

Vic Crowe's Villa lose for the first time in six games and sit in joint third place 8 points off the leaders having been in patchy form over recent months. Villa had played 25, won 10, drawn 9 and lost 6, during which time they had scored just 27 goals and conceded 26 to leave them on 29 points with a game in hand over fellow third place teams Oxford United and Blackpool.