Premier League
Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United: Gianiolo saves the point in the 90+8 minute but Villas lose ground
Aston Villa salvaged a point in the 90+8 minute when Gianiolo made it 1-1 against Sheffield United. Villans lost ground in the battle for the lead.
The final at Villa Park was impressive, with the game between Aston Villa and Sheffield United ending 1-1. Before the start of the game, the Villans were aiming for the three points before the Liverpool – Arsenal game (December 23rd, 7:00 p.m.) that would alone give them first place.
In the end, Aston Villa narrowly managed a draw and thus avoided defeat in the final. This took him to 39 points, overtaking the Gunners for first place, albeit with a competitive advantage. On the other hand, Sheffield United finished in 19th place.
The point was saved in the 90+8 minute by Niccolo Zaniolo, who headed the ball into the net after an assist from Douglas Luiz. The visitors took the lead in the 87th minute with a free kick from Archer after a nice turn from Hamer.
The VAR had a lot to do in the game as two penalty cases were checked in favor of the Villans in the first half, while a goal from the home team in the 60th minute was disallowed after a check on the monitor. However, Villa were far from their good form and in the second half Sheffield United tried to threaten.
The schedule and results of the 18th matchday
- Crystal Palace – Brighton 1-1 (45+1′ Agiou / 82′ Welbeck)
- Aston Villa-Sheffield United 1-1 (90+8′ Zaniolo / 87′ Archer)
- 12/23 2:30 p.m West Ham – Manchester United
- 12/23 17:00 o’clock Tottenham-Everton
- 12/23 17:00 o’clock Nottingham-Bournemouth
- 12/23 17:00 o’clock Fulham-Burnley
- 12/23 17:00 o’clock Luton-Newcastle
- 12/23 19:30 o’clock Liverpool-Arsenal
- 24/12 3:00 p.m Wolves – Chelsea
The program for the 19th matchday
- 12/26 2:30 p.m Newcastle – Forest
- December 26th, 5:00 p.m Bournemouth-Fulham
- December 26th, 5:00 p.m Sheffield United-Luton
- December 26th, 7:30 p.m Burnley-Liverpool
- December 26th, 10:00 p.m Manchester United – Aston Villa
- December 27th, 9:30 p.m Brentford – Wolves
- December 27th, 9:30 p.m Chelsea – Crystal Palace
- December 27th, 10:15 p.m Everton-Manchester City
- December 28th, 9:30 p.m Brighton-Tottenham
- December 28th, 10:15 p.m Arsenal-West Ham
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.