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SHEFFIELD. Aston Villa beats Sheffield United 5-0 after playing a incredible match. John McGinn (12′), Ollie Watkins (16′), Leon Bailey (20′), Youri Tielemans (30′) and Álex Moreno (47′). Aston Villa was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Ian Hussin and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.21 degrees Celsius or 35.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 10 Total 14
- 6 On Target 10
- 2 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 103
- 30 Dangerous attack 34
- 74 Ball safe 90
- 7 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 66% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Sheffield United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 14 times, 10 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Jayden Bogle). On the other side, Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield United stays with 10 points to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will has 46 points like Manchester City and Arsenal to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away with Luton Town on the 10th of February with a 2-2 head to head.
Aston Villa will host Manchester United on the 10th of February with a 27-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (7 draws).
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Oli McBurnie, Anis Slimane, Wes Foderingham
, Jayden Bogle , Mason Holgate , Anel Ahmedhodzic , Auston Trusty , Rhys Norrington-Davies , James McAtee , Vini Souza , Andre Brooks , Ben Brereton Díaz and William Osula .The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Hamer
, Jack Robinson , Cameron Archer , Oliver Norwood, Tom Davies , Ben Osborn , Ryan One, Yasser Larouci and Jordan Amissah.Substitutions
Sheffield United made 5 changes: Andre Brooks for Ben Osborn (50′), William Osula for Gustavo Hamer (46′), Ben Brereton Díaz for Cameron Archer (65′), Rhys Norrington-Davies for Jack Robinson (50′) and James McAtee for Tom Davies (72′).
Player of the match: Gustavo Hamer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Gustavo Hamer.
His rating is
with 13 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez
, Ezri Konsa , Diego Carlos , Clément Lenglet , Álex Moreno , Boubacar Kamara , Douglas Luiz , Leon Bailey , Youri Tielemans , John McGinn , Ollie Watkins .They had on the bench: Matty Cash
, Moussa Diaby , Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Morgan Rogers , Kaine Kesler, Jacob Ramsey , Tim Iroegbunam and James Wright.Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Matty Cash (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 5 changes: Douglas Luiz for Jacob Ramsey (46′), Ezri Konsa for Matty Cash (59′), Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby (60′), John McGinn for Tim Iroegbunam (71′) and Youri Tielemans for Morgan Rogers (81′).
Player of the match: Ollie Watkins
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Aston Villa – 0-5
- Newcastle United – Luton Town – 4-4
- Everton – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
- Burnley – Fulham – 2-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace – 4-1