Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aston Villa FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Fri 22 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 87' Cameron Archer
Nicolo Zaniolo 90+7' 1–1
Leon Bailey 49' Y
Y 51' Yasser Larouci
Y 69' Jayden Bogle
Nicolo Zaniolo 90' Y
Y 90' Auston Trusty
Matty Cash 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
Aston Villa FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-22 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2021-03-03 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-09-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2020-06-17 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Aston Villa FC and Sheffield United FC is underway.
  • 5' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield United FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 30' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Jayden Bogle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leon Bailey.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Yasser Larouci. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Yasser Larouci makes way for Max Lowe at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Leon Bailey gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 64' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Jayden Bogle on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield United FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Alex Moreno on, Moussa Diaby off on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Anis Ben Slimane has done his job and it is now time for James McAtee to step up.
  • 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emiliano Martinez, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Nicolo Zaniolo on, Leon Bailey off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Cameron Archer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Oliver McBurnie gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Cameron Archer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolo Zaniolo on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Billy Sharp 4
John Fleck 2
David McGoldrick 2
Andre Green 1
Leon Bailey 1
Oliver Norwood 1
Tyrone Mings 1
Alex Moreno 1

Head to Head

2023-12-22 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC 2021-03-03 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-09-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2020-06-17 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC 2019-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-12-22 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2023-12-17 Brentford FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2023-12-09 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2023-11-26 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W

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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC47% Draw30% Sheffield United FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC30% Draw53% Sheffield United FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.