Sheff Utd v Aston Villa: Pick of the stats
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Sheffield United have won their past three home league games against Aston Villa, since a 1-0 loss in January 2018 in the Championship.
Aston Villa have won six of their seven Premier League games against promoted sides under Unai Emery, though the exception was a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United in the reverse fixture in December.
The Blades are only the fourth team to have accumulated just 10 or fewer points after 22 matches in a Premier League season, after Bolton Wanderers in 1995-96 (10), Sunderland in 2005-06 (nine) and Derby County in 2007-08 (seven), all of whom finished bottom of the division at the end of the season.
Villa have picked up just five points in their past five Premier League matches (W1 D2 L2), shipping nine goals. In their previous five, they collected 13 points (W4 D1) and conceded only four times.
Sheffield United have kept just one clean sheet in the Premier League this season, the fewest of any side - and have conceded 54 goals, the most in the league. Only Barnsley in 1997-98 (57) have ever conceded more at this stage of a Premier League season.
Ollie Watkins netted his 50th Premier League goal for Aston Villa in their 3-1 defeat by Newcastle, taking his tally to 10 goals in 2023-24 and meaning he has scored 10 or more goals in all four of his seasons in the top flight. He is the first English player to achieve this in their first four seasons since Robbie Fowler (1993-94 to 1996-97) and Alan Shearer (first five from 1992-93 to 1996-97).
