SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+3 mins
Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Late change for Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces goalscorer Cameron Archer.
Summary
Zaniolo scores 98th-minute equaliser to earn Aston Villa draw with Sheff Utd
Villa miss chance to go top of table despite late goal
Villa were bidding to reach summit for first time since August 2011
Sheff Utd move off bottom with point but still five points from safety
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+3 mins
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Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Villa Park is still stunned. The home fans were all set to see their side head to the Premier League summit when Leon Bailey found the net midway through this half.
His strike was ruled out, and now an ex-Villa player has given the visitors a late lead.
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This result was predictable from the moment I made Watkins my captain in FPL...
Mark, Nottingham
INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins
Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Nine minutes added on. Villa still believe.
GREAT SAVE!published at 89 mins
Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Straight down the other end Villa almost level, but Álex Moreno's powerful header is saved!
Postpublished at 21:48 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2023
Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky SportsUnai Emery cannot believe it, but you could sense something was coming in the last 10 minutes.
Postpublished at 88 mins
Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Just before Sheffield United's goal there was a VAR review for a potential red card when Villa's Jhon Duran caught Jack Robinson's face with his elbow.
No card was given.
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Villa, Villa, top of the league, Villa top of the......oh wait a minute.
Blue Nose, Dudley
GOAL - Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Unitedpublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2023
Cameron Archer (87 mins)
Incredible! The perfect smash and grab and it had to be ex-Villa Cameron Archer to finish things off.
Sheffield United take a quick free-kick and Gustavo Harmer races down the left, sits John McGinn down with an excellent turn, and passes across goal to Archer who fires Sheffield United into the lead with an effort into the bottom corner.
Wow, just wow. The Premier League.
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Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
I think Villa fans right now will be particularly worried that their side are struggling to keep hold of the ball.
Villa's Jhon Durán gets frustrated and squares up with Jack Robinson and Vinicius Souza.
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Football: The Villa fans complaining about a keeper going down easily is rather ironic after Martinez's efforts over last weekend.
Andy Munson
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Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Sheffield United come again but Oliver Norwood launches a shot over the bar.
Postpublished at 21:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2023
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky SportsThere's a little bit of nervousness in this stadium now.
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Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Villa make a change. Leon Bailey, who had a goal ruled out earlier this half, is off. Nicolò Zaniolo comes on.
CLOSE!published at 81 mins
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Aston Villa are riding their luck!
United substitute Max Lowe goes down the left and fires in a brilliant ball that Ezri Konsa almost deflects into his own net.
Fortunately for the English defender, the ball drops wide, but wow, what a warning sign!
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Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
This match is well and truly alive. We're set for a grandstand finish.
Villa come forward again but Ollie Watkins fires a shot straight at Wes Foderingham in the United net.
Postpublished at 21:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2023
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Jamie Carragher
Former Liverpool defender on Sky SportsSheffield United are starting to show a bit of a threat going forward now.
Aston Villa just have to make sure they keep the door locked at the back.
Postpublished at 77 mins
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Sheffield United finally burst into life. Cameron Archer is nearly thread through by Oliver Norwood but Villa defender Ezri Konsa does brilliantly to get back and recover.
And moments later Norwood is on the ball again, curling an effort which Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez does well to hold on to.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Changes, and plenty of them.
For Aston Villa Álex Moreno and Jhon Durán replace Lucas Digne and Moussa Diaby.
And for Sheffield United, Anis Ben Slimane is replaced by James McAtee.
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The clear and obvious error was that the ref missed a blatant foul in the first phase, no matter how many phases followed. Perfectly valid VAR decision.
Paul