LIVE UPDATES. Aston Villa leads Sheffield United 1-0 after Leon Bailey scored in the 59th minute

Live updates of the match played between Aston Villa and Sheffield United on the 22nd of December 2023 in Birmingham during the 18th week of the Premier League

LIVE UPDATES. Aston Villa leads Sheffield United 1-0 after Leon Bailey scored in the 59th minute

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa and Sheffield United are facing in the 18th round of the Premier League.

Leon Bailey has scored a goal in the 59th minute to give a 1-0 lead to Aston Villa over Sheffield United.

Match Statistics

  • ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
  • 11 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 129 Attack 67
  • 88 Dangerous attack 28
  • 80 Ball safe 58
  • 20 Free Kicks 11
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 82% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 18% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was more aggressive with dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target.

Aston Villa shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Leon Bailey). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Yasser Larouci).

Leon Bailey

Leon Bailey Butler

Forwarder, Midfielder

JamaicaJamaica

Age: 27

178 cm

79 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 35 3 Missed
Minutes 2075 59.3 Avg
Goals 10 0.3 Avg
Assist 10 0.3 Avg
Attempt 98 2.8 Avg
Passes 689 19.776.1% AvgSucc
Yellow 4 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 16 times for 675 minutes for Premier League.

Leon Bailey scored 6 goals for Aston Villa. He procured 5 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Premier League. In the last match Aston Villa won 2-1 against Brentford. The next match in Premier League will be against Leeds United.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 2-1 for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa performance and stats

Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery Etxegoien
Rank 4th
Win 20
Draw 8
Loss 9
Goals 76-56
Diff 20
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 1
Loss 1
Goals 12-7
Diff 5

Aston Villa is currently 3rd in the Premier League with 38 points.

In the last 17 games, it has won 12 times, drawn twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Aston Villa won 1-2 against Brentford.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 37 goals and conceding 21.​

Aston Villa will play the next match in Premier League against Manchester United on Tuesday 26th of December in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester United winning the match.​

Sheffield United performance and stats

Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder
Rank 20th
Win 3
Draw 7
Loss 27
Goals 35-101
Diff -66

Sheffield United is currently 20th in the Premier League with 8 points.

In the last 17 games, it has won twice, drawn twice, and lost 13 times. In its last match, Sheffield United lost 2-0 against Chelsea.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 12 goals and conceding 43.​

Sheffield United will play the next match in Premier League against Luton Town on Tuesday 26th of December in Sheffield. The prediction is Sheffield United winning the match.​

Commentary

90'
Second Half ended - Aston Villa 1, Sheffield United 1.
  
Matty Cash - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
James McAtee - Sheffield United - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Matty Cash - Aston Villa
  
Auston Trusty - Sheffield United - receive yellow card.
  
Goal! Aston Villa 1, Sheffield United 1. Nicolò Zaniolo - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.
  
Nicolò Zaniolo - Aston Villa - receive yellow card.
  
Oliver Norwood - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
  
Oliver McBurnie - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Clément Lenglet - Aston Villa
  
Álex Moreno - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Oliver McBurnie - Sheffield United
  
Substitution - Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie for Cameron Archer.
  
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Gustavo Hamer.
  
Shot blocked. Matty Cash - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.

89'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
  
New attacking attempt. Álex Moreno - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Matty Cash with a cross.

87'
Goal! Aston Villa 0, Sheffield United 1. Cameron Archer - Sheffield United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Gustavo Hamer.
  
Delay over. They are ready to continue.

86'
Delay in match - injury Jack Robinson - Sheffield United

85'
Jack Robinson - Sheffield United - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Jhon Durán - Aston Villa

83'
Missed chance. Oliver Norwood - Sheffield United - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  
Shot blocked. Cameron Archer - Sheffield United - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Oliver Norwood.

82'
Missed chance. Vinicius Souza - Sheffield United - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Oliver Norwood with a cross after corner.

81'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo for Leon Bailey.
  
Corner - Sheffield United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

80'
New attacking attempt. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jhon Durán.

79'
Fouled by Cameron Archer - Sheffield United
  
Clément Lenglet - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

78'
New attacking attempt. Oliver Norwood - Sheffield United - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Gustavo Hamer.

76'
Substitution - Sheffield United. James McAtee for Anis Ben Slimane.

75'
Missed chance. Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Matty Cash.

74'
Substitution - Aston Villa. Jhon Durán for Moussa Diaby.
  
Substitution - Aston Villa. Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne.

70'
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
  
Fouled by Vinicius Souza - Sheffield United
  
Fouled by Cameron Archer - Sheffield United
  
Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

69'
Jayden Bogle - Sheffield United - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Jayden Bogle - Sheffield United

67'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Jack Robinson.

65'
Fouled by George Baldock - Sheffield United
  
Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.

63'
Offside - Sheffield United. Cameron Archer is in offside.

61'
VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United.

59'
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  
Wes Foderingham - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa

58'
Substitution - Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer for Andre Brooks.
  
Substitution - Sheffield United. Max Lowe for Yasser Larouci.

57'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.

50'
Offside - Sheffield United. Jack Robinson is in offside.

54'
Offside - Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane is in offside.

51'
Yasser Larouci - Sheffield United - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
  
Fouled by Yasser Larouci - Sheffield United

49'
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Yasser Larouci - Sheffield United - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Leon Bailey - Aston Villa

48'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Jayden Bogle.

45'
Second Half starts Aston Villa 0, Sheffield United 0.
  
First Half ended - Aston Villa 0, Sheffield United 0.

44'
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
  
Andre Brooks - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.

41'
Matty Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
  
Fouled by Andre Brooks - Sheffield United

39'
Fouled by Cameron Archer - Sheffield United
  
Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

37'
Fouled by Clément Lenglet - Aston Villa
  
Anis Ben Slimane - Sheffield United - won a free kick in attack.

33'
Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Anis Ben Slimane - Sheffield United

32'
Shot blocked. Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ollie Watkins.

29'
Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Clément Lenglet after corner.
  
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.

26'
Offside - Sheffield United. Anis Ben Slimane is in offside.

24'
Fouled by Oliver Norwood - Sheffield United
  
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.

22'
Missed chance. Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - header inside of six yard box - left side goes high. Assist - John McGinn with a cross after corner.
  
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Andre Brooks.

21'
Fouled by George Baldock - Sheffield United
  
Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the left wing.

19'
Jayden Bogle - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Leon Bailey - Aston Villa

17'
New attacking attempt. Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Leon Bailey.

16'
John McGinn - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Vinicius Souza - Sheffield United

13'
Oliver Norwood - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa

11'
Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - John McGinn with a cross.

10'
Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.

7'
Fouled by Anis Ben Slimane - Sheffield United
  
Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.

6'
Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Vinicius Souza - Sheffield United

5'
Fouled by Douglas Luiz - Aston Villa
  
Anis Ben Slimane - Sheffield United - won a free kick in defence.

3'
Missed chance. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assist - Douglas Luiz .

2'
Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
  
Fouled by Auston Trusty - Sheffield United