The first match of the round is already played on Friday 8 February between Aston Villa vs Sheffield Utd. The hosts of Dean Smith are currently in 9th place with 43 points and have come back from four positive results in the last five days. In the last round a 0-0 draw was reached on Reading. On the other side, Sheffield Utd is currently in third place in the standings with 54 points, in the playoff area and above all, to three from the two leaders Leeds and Norwich. Chris Wilder’s formation is a veteran of a 2-0 home win against Bolton.
The Aston Villa has the goal to grab the playoff area and therefore needs to win, to shorten the 4 points of distance that separate the Villans from the pesto poto. Sheffield Utd away is fifth in the Championship, with 24 points in 15 games.
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Odds: 1.45