Sheffield United vs Aston Villa

14 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • John Fleck 50’, 73’

Match summary

Sheffield United won 2-0 at home to Aston Villa. It was goalless at half-time.

John Fleck put Sheffield United ahead in the 50th minute, set up by John Lundstram and Fleck made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by David McGoldrick.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Aston Villa's 0.97 from 8. Jack Grealish hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Aston Villa.

Match stats

Sheffield United Aston Villa
7 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 0
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 0.97
1.89 Non-penalty xG 0.21
13 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Sheffield United Aston Villa
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
John Fleck
Assist: John Lundstram
1-0 (Sheffield United)
50’
John Fleck
Assist: David McGoldrick
2-0 (Sheffield United)
73’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • John Fleck
  • Oliver Norwood
Aston Villa
  • Kortney Hause
  • Matt Targett

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 0.97 50’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 1-0 50’ 73’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 2-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 0.97 50’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 1-0 Fleck 50’ 73’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), 2-0 Fleck 73’
Sheffield United 1.89 xGAston Villa 0.97 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Sheffield United attacking 
78’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 80’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 73’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 50’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 88’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 80’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 73’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 50’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 88’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 28’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ John Lundstram (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Kortney Hause (Aston Villa), 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
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.000
Jack O'Connell DEF900 0.000.000
George Baldock MID900 0.000.000
Enda Stevens MID901 0.080.671
John Lundstram MID9011 0.080.432
John Fleck MID9022 0.600.000
Oliver Norwood MID880 0.000.332
David McGoldrick FWD9013 1.130.311
Lys Mousset FWD630 0.000.000
Oliver McBurnie Sub270 0.000.000
Muhamed Besic Sub20 0.000.000
Ben Osborn Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 54% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Aston Villa win 21% Avg odds 4.51

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

Form going into the game

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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.