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
Kick off: Michael Olivier blows the whistle to start the match, all the players and the referee kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign.
Sheffield United then get the match started.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
3 mins: Davis makes his presence known as the ball comes over the top but he gives away a free kick. The Blades win a throw in on the left wing, Robinson sends it into the box towards Egan who heads it wide of goal.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
6 mins: Grealish takes on Baldock and squeezes the ball past him into the box. Davis collects and holds it up long enough to turn and deliver a ball across the six-yard box before it's sent out for a corner.
Berge clears the corner but Villa send the ball back into the box. it bounces for Hourihane who shoots and forces Henderson into a low save.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
9 mins: Davis is brought down as the ball is cleared up to him. Villa play the free kick quickly and and send it out ot Targett on the left side. He loses out and Sheffield United boot the ball away from their own area.
Villa are looking good on the ball.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
12 mins: El Ghazi wins another corner for the home side. The ball comes into the far post and Hause wins the header, putting it back across goal. Davis rises to win the ball but Berge holds his ground to block the Aston Villa striker who heads the ball over the bar.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
15 mins: Norwood gives the ball away to Hourihane who immediately sends it out to Grealish. Villa push into the box and Grealish returns the ball to Hourihane but Egan intercepts and clears the ball. Norwood breathes a sigh of relief that his mistake didn't lead to anything.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
18 mins: An Aston Villa free kick out on the right wing is swung into the box by Grealish, McGinn gets his head to the ball and sends it at Henderson who catches it safely.
Sheffield United haven't really found their attacking flair just yet. They're searching for a ball into the box from the wide areas but Villa's wide defenders are going a decent job of closing them down.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
21 mins: Basham is a little heavy-handed when challenging Grealish in the middle of the park and Villa win a free kick. The forward ball isn't the best but Davis chases it well and wins a corner. The corner beats everyone in the box and Sheffield United take possession.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
24 mins: The players take a mandated refreshment break. Socially distanced of course.
Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United
27 mins: El Ghazi goes down in the box under a tackle from Lundstram but Michael Oliver waves the game on.
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