Aston Villa vs Sheffield United

21 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ezri Konsa Ngoyo 63’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 1-0 at home to Sheffield United. It was goalless at half-time.

Ezri Konsa Ngoyo put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 63rd minute, set up by Tyrone Mings.

There was little between the sides on chances: Aston Villa created 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Sheffield United 0.85 from 4. John Lundstram had a penalty saved for Sheffield United. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Aston Villa Sheffield United
18 Shots 4
2 Shots on Target 1
10 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0.81 xG 0.85
0.81 Non-penalty xG 0.09
17 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Aston Villa Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
Assist: Tyrone Mings1-0 (Aston Villa)
63’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Matt Targett
  • John McGinn
Sheffield United
  • John Egan
  • John Lundstram

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.85 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), 1-0 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.81 0.85 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), 1-0 Ngoyo 63’
Aston Villa 0.81 xGSheffield United 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Aston Villa attacking 
36’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+2’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 79’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+2’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 79’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Sander Berge (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF902 0.050.042
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF9011 0.050.000
Tyrone Mings DEF9011 0.010.051
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.000
Douglas Luiz MID903 0.090.021
John McGinn MID902 0.040.193
Conor Hourihane MID661 0.040.072
Trézéguet FWD902 0.130.083
Ollie Watkins FWD903 0.110.192
Jack Grealish FWD903 0.270.153
Keinan Davis Sub240 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 39% Avg odds 2.46
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.16
Sheffield United win 30% Avg odds 3.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWDWD
Sheffield United WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, 17 Jun 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa, 03 Mar 21  All Aston Villa vs Sheffield United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.