Hundreds of spectators
The biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season is undoubtedly Aston Villa!No one expected that when Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were in a hot race for the top of the league table, Villa would be the first to occupy the top 4 places!By the time these teams reacted, Villa was already on the verge of reaching the top, but in the 18th round of the Premier League, Villa hosted Sheffield United in this game, Villa, who was once close to the top of the Premier League, was almost poured cold water.
Sheffield is almost a new league season, and they are arguably the weakest promoted polo teams, with Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town also being the least invested of the three teams. In this game, Villa also completely suppressed the opponent, and Sheffield United once had a low 20% possession!It was almost impossible to cross one step past their own half, which also showed how strong Villa's attacking nature was. However, under such extreme pressure before half-time, Villa still couldn't complete the goal, and the final score was fixed at 0-0.
In the second half, in the 59th minute, Pele once completed the goal, Sheffield United was unable to clear the ball in the corner kick attack, and Leon Bailey received a pass from his teammates in the chaos and pushed the shot, but this goal was invalid because his teammates fouled the goalkeeper!It all started from scratch, but it was Sheffield United who scored first, and in the 87th minute, Amer suddenly ran forward to shake off the Villa defender, and then he sent an inverted triangle pass to Archer, who was unmarked and easily pushed the score, and the score also came to 1-0.
The home Villa fans also thought they were going to lose the game, and some fans were even furious, but Zaniolo, who came on as a substitute in the 81st minute, became a substitute wonder!The game came to the 7th minute of stoppage time, in the face of a cross sent by midfielder Douglas Luiz, Zaniolo grabbed a header in front of the goalkeeper to complete the goal, and the final moment drew with Sheffield United, Villa Park stadium was also boiling instantly, tens of thousands of fans sang cheering songs together, and they could only say that they should not die.
Of course, it is a pity that Villa's record of 15 consecutive home wins after this campaign has also been broken, and at the same time, their dream of reaching the top of the Premier League has also been shattered, with one more game, they only tied Arsenal with 39 points, ranking second in the Premier League with a goal difference!
At present, it seems that Unai Emery's Villa team is aiming to compete for the title, according to the understanding that Villa are about to bring in a striker in January, and their eyes are focused on former Chelsea striker Timo Werner, the former German international is currently depressed in RB Leipzig, Villa hope to diversify the squad by signing him.