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First "save" of the game for Aaron Ramsdale, but Douglas Luiz's header from Trezeguet's knock down is straight at the Blades goalkeeper.
Could have caught that with his eyes closed.
Summary
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De Bruyne wins and scores penalty for City lead, Foden finishes slick move for second
Jimenez strikes with 12 minutes left to set up grandstand finish, but Jesus strike sees City over line
Konsa heads in Mings' flick-on for Villa winner against 10-man Sheff Utd
Egan red card for pulling back Watkins, Martinez saves Lundstram penalty
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Villa are launching cross after cross into the Sheffield United penalty area but the visiting defenders are coping well so far, getting their heads on to every ball.
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Villa are getting plenty of free-kicks in the final third.
Each one has been cleared but one is bound to drop their way sooner or later.
This time Blades defender Jack O'Connell flicks a superb header wide of his own goal.
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Two of Sheffield United's three reds since promotion to the Premier League have gone to John Egan.
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Paul: Right decision to send John Egan off. Watkins would have got to that ball before Ramsdale without the foul so he's denied a goalscoring opportunity. Its exactly the same scenario as Christensen getting sent off for Chelsea and again spot on.
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Sheffield United have 77 minutes to play with 10 men.
They had a poor start in their opening game v Wolves, conceding twice in the opening six minutes, and this hasn't been too great either.
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Kieron Dyer
Former England and Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 liveI thought Ollie Watkins was offside initially. But he's definitely pulling him back.
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Had to be?
Villa defender Tyrone Mings plays a long punt upfield and Ollie Watkins is happy to chase it.
But the Villa striker has Sheffield United captain John Egan with him, who is pulling and tugging at his shirt, similar to Andreas Christensen on Sadio Mane on Sunday.
Aaron Ramsdale comes off his line to clear, but the referee comes over and brandishes a straight red for Egan.
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Kieron Dyer
Former England and Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 liveJack Grealish plays at his own pace. That's the sign of a good player. He settles things down and slows the game down.
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Not seen much of Villa skipper Jack Grealish yet, the home side will be hoping he gets on the ball to dictate the play.
And he does threaten to lead a break away but is chopped down by John Lundstram, who earns an early booking.
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Kieron Dyer
Former England and Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 liveA lot of Sheffield United's goals are created from wide areas. It was a great cross but great defending at the near post.
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Villa looking to play out from the back but it is very risky as Conor Hourihane's pass almost sells new goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez short, but he can hack the ball to safety with David McGoldrick closing in.
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Rapid start from Aston Villa and it is the new boy Matty Cash who is involved, swinging a deep cross to the back post for the stretching John McGinn to volley over.
KICK-OFFpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 21 September 2020
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Away we go at Villa Park.
Not excuses this time...published at 17:55 British Summer Time 21 September 2020
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End of twitter postVery good that from Sheffield United, in reference to the 'goal' that wasn't given in their last meeting against Aston Villa.
Graham Scott is today's referee and will be checking every piece of technology is functioning at 100%.
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Artificial atmosphere building at Villa Park with a bit of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
"When two tribes go to war, a point is all that you can score."
'Can I go see mi nan?'published at 17:44 British Summer Time 21 September 2020
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Sheffield UnitedA number of Football League games at the weekend saw the return of crowds, with upto a 1,000 in attendance across the country.
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was asked about the fans being at matches and his reply is all of us...
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End of twitter postAway day issuespublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 21 September 2020
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Image source, Getty ImagesSheffield United are winless in six away league games since beating Crystal Palace 1-0 in February, managing only two points and two goals.
The Blades have only won their opening league away match in two of the past 30 seasons.
'We worked harder as a team'published at 17:35 British Summer Time 21 September 2020
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Aston VillaAston Villa manager Dean Smith tells Sky Sports: "You can't judge it until you play games but the standard in training has gone up. You can see from the arrival of Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash, it increased the quality of the training sessions.
"We started with stability last season but lost Tom Heaton and Wesley to knee injuries but I have worked with Ollie before and he will score goals at this level.
"Bertrand Traore was not signed in time so unavailable for today.
"We gave too many big chances away that was leading to goals so we had a collective agreement in what we had to do. We worked harder as a team and got fitter which was a major thing that improved in lockdown."