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​

Sheffield United

0 - 5

Aston Villa

  • ! 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

12'
John McGinn(goal)
16'
Ollie Watkins(goal)Douglas Luiz
20'
Leon Bailey(goal)Ollie Watkins
30'
Youri Tielemans(goal)
Jayden Bogle- Yellow
44'
Gustavo Hamer- sub ->William Osula
46'
46'
Jacob Ramsey- sub ->Douglas Luiz
47'
Álex Moreno(goal)Ollie Watkins
Ben Osborn- sub ->Andre Brooks
50'
Jack Robinson- sub ->Rhys Norrington-Davies
50'
59'
Matty Cash- sub ->Ezri Konsa
60'
Moussa Diaby- sub ->Leon Bailey
Cameron Archer- sub ->Ben Brereton Díaz
65'
71'
Tim Iroegbunam- sub ->John McGinn
Tom Davies- sub ->James McAtee
72'
81'
Morgan Rogers- sub ->Youri Tielemans
Vini Souza(VAR)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

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
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.4
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
6.4
D
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
5.4
50'
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.1
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1
D
Jayden Bogle 20.England
5.4
44'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
6.3
50'
M
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
6.4
65'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
7.3
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.6
72'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.7
46'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
Substitutes
G
Jordan Amissah 37.Ghana
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.7
50'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
M
Tom Davies 22.England
6.4
72'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
7.0
50'
M
R. Oné 26.Scotland
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.3
46'
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
7.0
65'

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 (6.4), Jayden Bogle (5.4), Mason Holgate (6.4), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.1), Auston Trusty (6.1), Rhys Norrington-Davies (5.4), James McAtee (6.6), Vini Souza (7.3), Andre Brooks (6.3), Ben Brereton Díaz (6.4) and William Osula (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Hamer (7.3), Jack Robinson (6.7), Cameron Archer (7.0), Oliver Norwood, Tom Davies  (6.4), Ben Osborn (7.0), 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 7.3 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
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
8.1
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.1
59'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
8.1
47'
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
7.3
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.8
81' 30'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
8.5
46'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.5
71' 12'
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
8.7
60' 20'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.8
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
9.1
16'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
G
James Wright 64.England
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.8
59'
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
7.0
46'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
6.8
71'
F
Morgan Rogers 27.England
7.0
81'
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.0
60'

Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (8.1), Ezri Konsa (7.1), Diego Carlos (7.3), Clément Lenglet (7.3), Álex Moreno (8.1), Boubacar Kamara (6.8), Douglas Luiz (8.5), Leon Bailey (8.7), Youri Tielemans (7.8), John McGinn (7.5), Ollie Watkins (9.1).

They had on the bench: Matty Cash (6.8), Moussa Diaby (7.0), Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Morgan Rogers (7.0), Kaine Kesler, Jacob Ramsey (7.0), Tim Iroegbunam (6.8) 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 9.1 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.​