Sheffield Utd 4
O'Connell 6', Duffy 23', Norwood 42', Sharp 49'
Aston Villa 1
El Ghazi 61'
Video
Reviews
- My Old Man Said: Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Sheffield United Away
- A Villa Fan: Sheffield Utd 4-1 Villa
- Villa Underground: Review: Sheffield Utd 4-1 Villa – Bruce’s away day shambles sees fans lose faith & patience
- 7500 to Holte: Sheffield United 4 – 1 Aston Villa: The buck stops here (?)
- Villa News & Views: Sheff Utd 4 – 1 Villa; Just a matter of time for Bruce’s sacking
- Official Site: The Verdict: Sheffield United 4-1 Aston Villa
- Sky Sports: Rampant Blades demolish Villa
- The Guardian: Sheffield United’s Jack O’Connell sparks rout of stumbling Aston Villa
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa: Did Steve Bruce just get himself sacked in one match?
Timeline
- 6′ – GOAL: O’Connell (Norwood) [1-0]
- 23′ – GOAL: Duffy (Henderson) [2-0]
- 27′ – YELLOW CARD: Basham
- 42′ – GOAL: Norwood [3-0]
- 49′ – GOAL: Sharp (Freeman) [4-0]
- 61′ – GOAL: El Ghazi (Whelan) [4-1]
- 63′ – SUB: Fleck off, Lundstram on
- 63′ – SUB: Tuanzebe off, Hourihane on
- 72′ – SUB: Duffy off, Lafferty on
- 76′ – SUB: McGinn off, Hepburn-Murphy on
- 77′ – SUB: Hutton off, Taylor on
- 81′ – SUB: Sharp off, Washington on
- 83′ – YELLOW CARD: Grealish
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
Sheffield Utd | |
1 | Dean Henderson |
3 | Enda Stevens |
4 | John Fleck (Lundstram 63') |
5 | Jack O'Connell |
6 | Chris Basham |
10 | Billy Sharp (Washington 81') |
12 | John Egan |
16 | Oliver Norwood |
17 | David McGoldrick |
18 | Kieron Freeman |
21 | Mark Duffy (Lafferty 72') |
Aston Villa | |
1 | Ørjan Nyland |
4 | Axel Tuanzebe (Hourihane 63') |
5 | James Chester |
15 | Mile Jedinak |
21 | Alan Hutton (Taylor 77') |
6 | Glenn Whelan |
27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
7 | John McGinn (Hepburn-Murphy 76') |
10 | Jack Grealish |
22 | Anwar El Ghazi |
26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Subs
Sheffield Utd | |
25 | Simon Moore |
7 | John Lundstram |
11 | Ben Woodburn |
15 | Paul Coutts |
19 | Richard Stearman |
24 | Caolan Lavery |
39 | Conor Washington |
Aston Villa | |
23 | André Moreira |
3 | Neil Taylor |
16 | James Bree |
20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
8 | Henri Lansbury |
14 | Conor Hourihane |
29 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy |
Previews
- Villa Underground: Essential Match Preview: Sheffield United vs. Aston Villa
- A Villa Fan: Sheff United vs Villa Preview
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United: Lineup predictions as injuries loom large
- Villa News & Views: Sheff Utd- Villa; God knows, tbh
- Sky Sports: Sheff Utd v Aston Villa preview
- Official Site: Bruce on loan deadline day progress, new CEO, outgoings and Bolasie wow factor
- Official Site: Injury report: Grealish, Kodjia, McGinn, Adomah, Hogan
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