Aston Villa boss Dean Smith defended his players after their 2-2 draw with Burnley.

The Villans went ahead when Anwar El Ghazi swept home Frederic Guilbert's cross in the first half before Jay Rodriguez equalised early in the second.

John McGinn then restored their lead, firing home from Matthew Lowton's cross, after the break, only for Chris Wood to restore parity shortly afterwards to ensure the points were shared.

"There is no mental block, that is for sure, we have dominated a team that some struggle to play against," Smith said.

"There is a confidence and belief in the players - even after their second equaliser there was one team who were going to win it, it was going to be us.

"I think Burnley will go home with what they came for, we saw from the first minute how long it took them to take goal-kicks, they wanted to stop our rhythm."