Aston Villa vs Sheffield United

22 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nicolo Zaniolo 90+7’
  • Cameron Archer 87’

Match summary

The points were shared as Aston Villa and Sheffield United drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Cameron Archer put Sheffield United ahead in the 87th minute, set up by Gustavo Hamer and Nicolo Zaniolo equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Douglas Luiz.

Aston Villa had the better of the chances, with 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sheffield United's 0.65 from 5.

Match stats

Aston Villa Sheffield United
12 Shots 5
4 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 0.65
1.22 Non-penalty xG 0.65
10 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Aston Villa Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
87’
Cameron Archer
Assist: Gustavo Hamer0-1 (Sheffield United)
Nicolo Zaniolo
Assist: Douglas Luiz1-1 (Aston Villa)
90+7’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Matthew Cash
  • Leon Bailey
  • Nicolo Zaniolo
Sheffield United
  • Auston Trusty
  • Jayden Bogle
  • Yasser Larouci

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 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.65 87’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), 0-1 87’ 90+7’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), 1-1 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.65 87’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), 0-1 Archer 87’ 90+7’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), 1-1 Zaniolo 90+7’
Aston Villa 1.22 xGSheffield United 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Aston Villa attacking 
87’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+7’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 89’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 22’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 17’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 29’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+7’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 89’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 22’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 17’ Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 29’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 80’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Cameron Archer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United), from a corner, 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 DEF901 0.020.252
Clement Lenglet DEF900 0.000.091
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.200.000
Lucas Digne DEF761 0.020.000
Leon Bailey MID831 0.020.131
Douglas Luiz MID9011 0.020.392
John McGinn MID900 0.000.252
Jacob Ramsey MID900 0.000.000
Moussa Diaby MID761 0.130.000
Ollie Watkins FWD903 0.220.021
Jhon Durán Sub140 0.000.071
Álex Moreno Sub141 0.220.000
Nicolo Zaniolo Sub711 0.370.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 79% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.15
Sheffield United win 8% Avg odds 12.80

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WDWWW
Sheffield United LLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa, 03 Mar 21 Next meeting: Sheffield United 0-5 Aston Villa, 03 Feb 24  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.