Sheffield United vs Aston Villa

3 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • David McGoldrick 30’

Match summary

Sheffield United saw off Aston Villa 1-0. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead in the 30th minute, set up by George Baldock.

Aston Villa can feel hard done by, creating 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 0.74 from 9. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sheffield United Aston Villa
9 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0.72 xG 1.44
0.72 Non-penalty xG 1.44
5 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Sheffield United Aston Villa
Kick-off
David McGoldrick
Assist: George Baldock1-0 (Sheffield United)
30’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Phil Jagielka
  • David McGoldrick

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 1.44 30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 1.44 30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), 1-0 McGoldrick 30’
Sheffield United 0.74 xGAston Villa 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Sheffield United attacking 
30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 34’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 11’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 77’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 30’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 34’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 11’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 77’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Kean Bryan DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Ampadu DEF900 0.000.000
Phil Jagielka DEF580 0.000.000
George Baldock MID9011 0.050.411
Enda Stevens MID900 0.000.061
John Lundstram MID900 0.000.000
John Fleck MID900 0.000.051
Oliver Norwood MID902 0.020.081
David McGoldrick FWD7414 0.590.072
Rhian Brewster FWD612 0.080.051
Oliver Burke Sub290 0.000.000
Ben Osborn Sub160 0.000.000
Oliver McBurnie Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 27% Avg odds 3.55
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Aston Villa win 45% Avg odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United WLLLL
Aston Villa LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, 21 Sep 20 Next meeting: Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, 22 Dec 23  All Sheffield United vs Aston Villa 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.