English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 3, 2024
Aston Villa WWDDL 5
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Sheffield United LWDLL 0
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Bramall Lane

Match Report

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Aston Villa rout Sheffield United 5-0 to climb into top 4

Ollie Watkins grabbed a goal and two assists as Aston Villa thrashed lowly Sheffield United 5-0 at Bramall Lane on Saturday to climb to fourth in the Premier League standings.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
64.1
Possession
35.9
14
SHOTS
10
10
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
562
Accurate Passes
278
633
Passes
353
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
49
35
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
8
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
8
13
Effective Clearances
13
13
Clearances
13

Head to Head

SHU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHU · 5-4-1

  1. 18Wes FoderinghamG
  2. 15Anel AhmedhodzicCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 30Mason HolgateCD-R
  5. 33Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  6. 20Jayden BogleRB
  7. 35Andre BrooksCM-L
  8. 21Vinicius SouzaCM-R
  9. 11Ben Brereton DíazLM
  10. 28James McAteeRM
  11. 32William OsulaF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 17Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a fast break.
  3. 20' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Aston Villa 3. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  4. 30' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Aston Villa 4. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  5. 44' Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces William Osula.
  7. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Douglas Luiz.
  8. 47' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Aston Villa 5. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross.
  9. 50' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jack Robinson replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
  10. 50' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Andre Brooks.
  11. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ezri Konsa because of an injury.
  12. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey.
  13. 65' Substitution, Sheffield United. Cameron Archer replaces Ben Brereton.
  14. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces John McGinn.
  15. 72' Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces James McAtee.
  16. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Youri Tielemans.

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