Sheffield United v Aston Villa, 14 December 2019

Score2-0 to Sheffield United
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane
Attendance30,396
Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Sheffield United won: 1 Drawn: 1 Aston Villa won: 5 Sheffield United scored: 6 Aston Villa scored: 13 Sheffield United had now won two of the last 12 league meetings since 1991 (lost six).

2 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

John Fleck 50 G
John Fleck 73 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Lys Mousset

Starting lineup:

Tom Heaton Goalkeeper
Björn Engels Defender
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Anwar El Ghazi Midfielder
Henri Lansbury Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Wesley Forward

Substitutions:

Ollie McBurnie for Lys Mousset 61
Muhamed Bešić for Oliver Norwood 86
Ben Osborn for David McGoldrick 90

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Henri Lansbury 66
Jonathan Kodjia for Wesley 69
Trézéguet for Anwar El Ghazi 80

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 12 Y
John Fleck 16 Y

Cards:

Kortney Hause 64 Y
Matt Targett 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Luke Freeman
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward Billy Sharp

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Jonathan Kodjia

Comments:

League position: 5th Sheffield United had now lost one of their last ten games in the Premier League (won four). The Blades became the first newly-promoted team to lose fewer than five of their opening 17 games of a Premier League season since Hull City in 2008. Having now scored four goals in 15 appearances so far in this Premier League season, John Fleck scored his first brace in the 403rd game of his club career.

Comments:

League position: 17th Aston Villa had now lost six of their last eight games in the Premier League (won one). With Jack Grealish missing a penalty in the 78th minute, of the 16 teams to be awarded a spot-kick so far in this Premier League season, Villa remained as the only team yet to convert one. They had now conceded 22 goals in the second-half of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team.

2 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

John Fleck 50 G
John Fleck 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Lys Mousset

Substitutions:

Ollie McBurnie for Lys Mousset 61
Muhamed Bešić for Oliver Norwood 86
Ben Osborn for David McGoldrick 90

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 12 Y
John Fleck 16 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder/Forward Luke Freeman
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward Billy Sharp

Comments:

League position: 5th Sheffield United had now lost one of their last ten games in the Premier League (won four). The Blades became the first newly-promoted team to lose fewer than five of their opening 17 games of a Premier League season since Hull City in 2008. Having now scored four goals in 15 appearances so far in this Premier League season, John Fleck scored his first brace in the 403rd game of his club career.

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tom Heaton Goalkeeper
Björn Engels Defender
Kortney Hause Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Anwar El Ghazi Midfielder
Henri Lansbury Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba Midfielder/Forward
Wesley Forward

Substitutions:

Douglas Luiz for Henri Lansbury 66
Jonathan Kodjia for Wesley 69
Trézéguet for Anwar El Ghazi 80

Cards:

Kortney Hause 64 Y
Matt Targett 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Trézéguet
Forward Jonathan Kodjia

Comments:

League position: 17th Aston Villa had now lost six of their last eight games in the Premier League (won one). With Jack Grealish missing a penalty in the 78th minute, of the 16 teams to be awarded a spot-kick so far in this Premier League season, Villa remained as the only team yet to convert one. They had now conceded 22 goals in the second-half of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team.