Dean Smith was baffled by another controversial VAR decision but praised his Aston Villa players for responding to criticism with a valuable victory at Burnley. Four days after losing 3-0 to 10-man Watford, Villa held on for a 2-1 victory – their first in the league at Turf Moor since 1936. If you’re offside, you’re offside.”Smith added: “I have seen the still picture and it baffles me a little bit. It is what it is I suppose.”Burnley dominated the second half but did not find the breakthrough until Chris Wood’s 80th-minute header and Villa survived nine minutes of added time. Dyche said: “We were a long way short in the first half, which was a head-scratcher for me after such a strong performance second half against Manchester United.

Source: Express January 01, 2020 16:30 UTC