Aston Villa had a great chance of taking the top spot in the table for the first time this season. But Aston Villa missed the chance. They failed to win against weak teams like Sheffield United. I don't think Aston Villa will perform that badly in a home match. My prediction was that Aston Villa will dominate the home match and win. But their overall performance in this match seemed weak to me. Aston Villa players were able to make only 12 shots despite having 78% ball possession. And still third in the table due to a draw in this match. Aston Villa are 1 point behind Arsenal at the top of the table.
Aston Villa played a bad match and lost their chance to take over the first position but even they get it, they will not be able to defend it for too long. A draw is a disappointed result for Aston Villa but they also must be realistic with their target in the season. Some good matches in mid of season are not enough for them to get a position in top four or to win Premier League. A best ending for them in this season is within top four which is very challenging for a club like Aston Villa. They are not actually better than Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and in a long season, anything can happen with those clubs.
We saw the expected result in the Liverpool vs Arsenal match. The players of both the teams have performed well. The match was quite entertaining, although we did not see many goals in this match. Both Liverpool and Arsenal players have been able to perform very well.
Arsenal got one point and secure their first position but they were very luckily to get it. Liverpool really deserve to get three points but they are responsible for this draw, creating many opportunities but can not find a winning goal.