Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 38 games · 65 pts (2025/26)
- Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
48 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 4 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D 17 Dec Brentford FC A 2–1 W 09 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–0 W 06 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–0 W 03 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D 26 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Dec Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D 16 Dec Chelsea FC A 0–2 L 09 Dec Brentford FC H 1–0 W 06 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–2 L 02 Dec Burnley FC A 0–5 L 25 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Aston Villa FC0-151/316-30–/231-453/246-604/261-752/–76+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Aston Villa FC and Sheffield United FC has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Brooks made 354 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Anis Ben Slimane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leon Bailey.
- 51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yasser Larouci.
- 56' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. James McAtee has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' Max Lowe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yasser Larouci on 58 minute.
- 59' What a strike from Leon Bailey! The score is 1-0.
- 64' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' The referee calls foul for Jayden Bogle. He receives a Yellow card.
- 74' The whistle greets Moussa Diaby as he departs to be replaced by Alex Moreno.
- 76' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Anis Ben Slimane is replaced by James McAtee.
- 81' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolo Zaniolo is hanging Leon Bailey on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' What an equalizer from Cameron Archer!
- 90' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 90 minute. Cameron Archer leaves to be changed by Oliver McBurnie.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolo Zaniolo.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
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12
Lucas Digne ↓ Jhon Duran 74'
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- 11
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- 7
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19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Alex Moreno 74'
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31
Leon Bailey ↓ Nicolo Zaniolo 82'
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- 17
- 41
Bench
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- 32
- 3
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22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↑ 82'
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Alex Moreno ↑ 74'
- 47
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24
Jhon Duran ↑ 74'
- 58
- 42
Coach Unai EmerySheffield United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 16
- 2
- 5
- 18
- 21
- 10
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27
Yasser Larouci ↓ Max Lowe 58'
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25
Anis Ben Slimane ↓ James McAtee 76'
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35
Andre Brooks ↓ Gustavo Hamer 58'
Bench
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9
Oliver McBurnie ↑ 90'
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- 1
- 4
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Gustavo Hamer ↑ 58'
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Max Lowe ↑ 58'
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28
James McAtee ↑ 76'
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Coach Chris Wilder -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Billy Sharp 4 John Fleck 2 David McGoldrick 2 Mark Duffy 1 Ezri Konsa 1 Anwar El Ghazi 1 Oliver Norwood 1 Cameron Archer 1 Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Sheffield United FC Form
2023-12-22 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2023-12-16 Chelsea FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-12-09 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2023-12-06 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-02 Burnley FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.25 Aston Villa FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 Sheffield United FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Aston Villa FC or Draw 77%Draw or Sheffield United FC 53%Aston Villa FC or Sheffield United FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.9%1 – 0 14.5%1 – 1 Actual2 – 0 9.4%0 – 1 9%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 5.1%0 – 2 4%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 1 3.4%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 1.5%Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC
Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 24% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 15% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✓Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.