Aston Villa missed the boat. Elusive this season in the Premier League, the Birmingham club lost its teeth against Sheffield United on Friday evening at Villa Park (1-1). On this 18th day of the championship, the visitors resisted the opposing attacks for a long time, before opening the scoring thanks to Cameron Archer (87th), the former nugget… of the Villans. If Nicolo Zaniolo came to save his team at the end of the suspense (90+7th), in order to scratch a point, the draw remains a bad result for those who could have seized first place in the ranking.
At the end of a lively meeting, notably by VAR and its interruptions of play, Unai Emery was particularly unhappy with the video refereeing. Especially after Leon Bailey’s disallowed goal. “There was too much VAR tonight. I accept the VAR but it was too much. For the purpose, it was not necessary. Normally, you can validate it”declared the Spanish coach. “It was ultimately a very good point. We are disappointed with the result but we have to accept it”, he added after the match. In the standings, Aston Villa are second, just behind Arsenal but ahead of Liverpool, two teams who face each other this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
