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Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United: Thoughts on the performance

By Joshua Savage

DERBY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Steve Bruce manager of Aston Villa looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby County and Aston Villa at iPro Stadium on December 16, 2017 in Derby, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
DERBY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Steve Bruce manager of Aston Villa looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Derby County and Aston Villa at iPro Stadium on December 16, 2017 in Derby, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) /
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BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Sergi Canos of Brentford celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Fulham at Griffin Park on December 2, 2017 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images)
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Sergi Canos of Brentford celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Fulham at Griffin Park on December 2, 2017 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images) /

Final Thoughts

There is no doubt that yesterday’s result was a bitter blow to Villa’s promotion charge. They now sit in sixth, level on points with the Blades who are just a place below them. Any chance of automatic promotion looks slim considering the form of other teams around Villa.

Hence, the pressure on the team to get a result against Brentford on Boxing Day is now really high, with anything other than three points being a potential disaster that sees the team drop out of the playoffs.

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