Aston Villa vs Sheffield United LIVE: Result and reaction as Premier League returns after 100 days
The 2019/20 Premier League season is back
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Aston Villa drew with Sheffield United as the 2019/20 Premier League season resumes.
After 98 days football in England returned to the field with Villa hoping to get a result to kickstart their push for safety at Villa Park. The Blades have far loftier ambitions and will have their eyes on an unlikely Champions League qualification place should things break right for them between now and the end of the season.
The match was an even affair blighted by controversy as goal-line technology appeared to miss the ball go over the line in the first-half denying Sheffield United a certain goal.
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Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
51 mins: Basham sends the ball across the pitch towards the left side of Villa's area. It's headed out of the box and falls to Stevens, who passes to McBurnie. McBurnie manages to return the ball to Stevens whilst under pressure and Stevens runs it to the edge of the box before firing it into the side-netting.
Villa come closer to opening the scoring as Targett floats a ball into the centre of the box. Davis times his run well, brings the ball down on his chest and shoots. Henderson sticks out a right hand and deflects the ball wide of goal.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
54 mins: El Ghazi wins Villa a corner. Hourihane swings the ball into the middle of the box where Davis wins the header. He doesn't generate any power on the ball and it lands softly in the hands of Dean Henderson.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
57 mins: Close! Good stuff from Villa. Grealish receives the ball in the middle of the pitch and sends a perfectly weighted through ball in behind the defence. El Ghazi makes the run and collects the ball before squaring it across the area.Davis dives for the ball but doesn't reach it. If he had it would have been the opener.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
60 mins: Henderson denies Villa again! Grealish centres the ball to John McGinn who shoots from the edge of the area. Henderson dives to his left and to make the save and pushes the ball out of play.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
63 mins: Lundstram sends a cross into the box from the left wing looking for Sharp. Mings heads the ball away and Villa break down their left with Davis. He lays it off for Hourihane who whips the ball into the box only for the Sheffield United to take possession.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
66 mins: El Ghazi puts the ball out for a goal kick with both teams preparing to make double substitutions at the second half drinks break.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
69 mins: Freeman and McGoldrick come on in place of Berge and Sharpe for Sheffield United with Trezeguet and Samatta replacing El Ghazi and Davis for Villa.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
72 mins: Lundstram sweeps a ball into the box from the right side of the pitch. McGoldrick is the target but Nyland comes out to uncomfortably punch the ball away.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
75 mins: John McGinn's return to the pitch comes to an end as he's replaced by Nakamba. El Mohamady replaces Konsa as Dean Smith makes the fourth of his five available substitutions.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
78 mins: Mings punts a long ball up the field for Trezeguet to go searching for. Basham tracks the run and has to put the ball out for a corner.
Grealish sends the corner to the far post but it's headed into the hands of Henderson.
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