Aston Villa locked horns with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane earlier this evening as they looked to secure a good result away from home in the Premier League. The Villans made a great start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 12th minute when John McGinn got his name on the scoresheet. Ollie Watkins doubled his team’s advantage just four minutes later before Leon Bailey made it 3-0 to the West Midlands club in the 20th minute. Youri Tielemans scored another goal for Unai Emery’s side in the 30th minute as they went into the half-time break 4-0 up on the scoreline.
Alex Moreno added another goal in the 47th minute as the Villans cruised to a dominant 5-0 win on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player performed during the match against the Blades.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 8/10
The Argentine keeper made multiple saves at the back and earned a well-deserved clean sheet this evening.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
He caught the eye at times in both halves and was replaced in the 58th minute.
CB: Diego Carlos – 7/10
Carlos put his foot through the ball when he could and was tidy with his passing.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 7.5/10
The French talent was a rock at the back and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
LB: Alex Moreno – 8/10
The Spaniard earned the ball back twice and was a positive influence in the opponent’s half.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 7/10
He offered adequate protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 8/10
Luiz managed to engineer a few promising chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Leon Bailey – 9/10
Bailey was a constant menace in the attacking end of the pitch and managed to score in the 20th minute.
CAM: Youri Tielemans – 8/10
He produced a great display in the opponent’s half and deserves credit for finding the back of the net at the half hour mark.
LW: John McGinn – 7.5/10
He opened the goal-scoring in the 12th minute but was quiet in the second half.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 9.5/10
Watkins led the line well for Aston Villa and managed to score a goal as well as bag a couple of assists.
Substitutes:
CM: Jacob Ramsey – 6.5/10
He made two decent runs with the ball.
RB: Matty Cash – 6/10
Cash struggled to get into the flow of the game.
ST: Moussa Diaby – 7/10
Diaby produced a decent cameo off the bench.
CM: Tim Iroegbunam – 6/10
He added some energy to Emery’s midfield.
ST: Morgan Rogers – N/A
