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Sheffield United 0-5 Aston Villa: Unai Emery's side dismantle woeful Blades to return to top four

Aston Villa dismantled Sheffield United to move back into the Premier League's top four with a thumping victory which leaves the Blades rooted to the bottom of the table.

Unai Emery's side overwhelmed the woeful hosts with four goals inside the opening half hour at Bramall Lane - by John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans - before Alex Moreno added a fifth soon after the break.

McGinn slotted his 12th-minute opener into a vacant goal after Blades skipper Anel Ahmedhodzic managed to hook Watkins' goal-bound shot off the line - but Watkins did not miss his next opportunity, finding the bottom corner after receiving a wonderful outside-of-the-boot pass from Douglas Luiz.