Week 29 brings us a match on Mar 3rd where Aston Villa and Sheffield United will play a match in Sheffield in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. 20th placed Sheffield United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Liverpool. Curtis Jones struck first for Liverpool in the 48th minute, then Kean Bryan added another on an own goal in the 64th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sheffield United couldn’t manage to score, and Liverpool took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Leeds United. Anwar El Ghazi struck first for Aston Villa in the 5th minute on a feed from Ollie Watkins, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 21st, Aston Villa hosted Sheffield United at the Villa Park in their last match together. Aston Villa was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ezri Konsa scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 63rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sheffield United couldn’t manage to score, and Aston Villa took the shutout win.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Ollie Watkins. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Sheffield United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Antonio Rüdiger and Billy Sharp each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Sander Berge, Lys Mousset, Chris Basham, John Fleck, Jack O’Connell, John Egan, Jack Rodwell and Jayden Bogle are unavailable to play for Sheffield United, while Aston Villa will be without Wesley, Jack Grealish and Kortney Hause.