Sheffield United, who were last in the league, were let down three times in quick succession by the high defense: in the space of eight minutes John McGinn, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey also converted a quick counterattack into a goal. We were only in the 30th minute, when a visiting corner Youri Tielemans his crossbar shot into the goal – some of the home fans already went home, the upset spectators mightn’t bear to watch their humiliation any longer.
A minute and a half following the break Alex Moreno for a change, he scored his team’s fifth goal from a catch. We might have believed that this would be a bigger blowout, but the sides did not score more valid goals (the home team’s goal was ruled out by VAR as offside) – the end result was still a humiliating defeat for the “blades”. On the other hand, Unai Emery’s team overtook the struggling Tottenham in the early followingnoon and moved up to 4th place.
ANGOL PREMIER LEAGUE
ROUND 23
Sheffield United–Aston Villa 0–5 (McGinn 12., Watkins 16., Bailey 20., Tielemans 30., Álex Moreno 47.)
Earlier
Brighton–Crystal Palace 3–1 (Dunk 3., Hinshelwood 33., Buonanotte 34., ill. Mateta 71.)
Burnley–Fulham 2–2 (Fofana 71., 90+1., Palhinha 17., Muniz 21.)
Newcastle United–Luton 4–4 (Longstaff 7th, 23rd, Trippier 67th, Barnes 73rd or Osho 21st, Barkley 40th, Morries 59th – from 11th, Adebayo 62nd)
Everton–Tottenham 2–2 (Harrison 30., Branthwaite 90+4., ill. Richarlison 4., 41.)
1. Liverpool22156151–19+32 51 2. Manchester City21144351–24+27 46 3. Arsenal22144444–21+23 46 4. Aston Villa23144549–30+19 46 5. Tottenham23135549–35+14 44 6. West Ham United22106636–33 +3 36 7. Brighton & Hove Albion2398642–38 +4 35 8. Manchester United22112928–32 –4 35 9. Newcastle231031048–37+11 33 10. Chelsea2294936–35 +1 31 11. Wolverhampton2285933–35 –2 29 12. Fulham23751130–38 –8 26 13. Bournemouth2175929–40–11 26 14. Crystal Palace23661126–40–14 24 15. Brentford21641131–36 –5 22 16. Luton Town22551232–42–10 20 17. Nottingham Forest22551227–40–13 20 18. Everton23851026–30 –4 19 19. Burnley23341624–47–23 13 20. Sheffield United23241719–59–40 10 a bajnokság állása
