Sheffield United 0-5 Aston Villa: Key stats
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Aston Villa secured their biggest away win in the Premier League since April 2008, when they beat Derby County 6-0 at Pride Park.
Sheffield United have conceded 59 goals in their 23 Premier League games this season, the most of any side at this stage of a top-flight campaign since Fulham in 1965-66 (also 59).
Ollie Watkins (11 goals, 10 assists) became the first player to reach double figures for both goals and assists in the Premier League this season and the first player to achieve this for Aston Villa in a top-flight campaign since Dwight Yorke in 1995-96.
Sheffield United became just the fifth side to lose two different home games in a Premier League season by 5+ goals (also 0-8 vs Newcastle in September), after Swindon in 1993-94, Derby in 2007-08, West Brom in 2020-21 and Norwich in 2021-22.
Aston Villa became the first team to score 4+ goals in the opening 30 minutes of a Premier League away game since Chelsea vs Bolton in October 2011.