Sheffield United’s impressive season continues as they travel to Aston Villa, who restart the season in the bottom three.

Football is back and we boy we cannot wait!

For the neutral fan, to see the world’s most watched league back on our screens, after over 100 days of uncertainty, it’s a massive celebration.

But for the 20 Premier League teams, it’s back to work and time to focus on their targets for the remainder of the campaign. Most specifically, Aston Villa and Sheffield United, who will recommence the league campaign tomorrow evening. Both come in to this one with contrasting ambitions.

Despite spending over £130 Million on transfers, Villa have struggled to find their feet in the division following promotion from the Championship. Their 4-0 defeat at Leicester before the close of play in March, put Dean Smith’s men in the bottom three, and in real danger of a instant return to the Second Tier.

John Fleck’s double helped Sheffield United beat Villa in December. Photo: Gowthorpe/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Sheffield United also came up with this season’s League Cup finalists, but have had written a very different story. After being favourites for the drop, The Blades have exceeded all expectations. They are in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and currently find themselves in an unlikely hunt for a European place. It has been a exceptional campaign for Chris Wilder’s men.

This game will be making history as it will be the first Premier League match to be played behind closed doors. This will mean Villa will not have the roar of the Holte End to cheer them on, and Sheffield United will not have their adoring away support. The lack of fans has caused debate on whether a lack of crowd will give an advantage to the away side?

Chris Wilder will definitely know that is not the case, and know this will be no walkover for his side. The South Yorkshire side’s last visit in February 2019, where they threw away a 3-0 lead with eight minutes to spare to draw 3-3.

Many Villa fans will argue this fightback, sparked their remarkable end to the Championship season, which saw the Second City side win a impressive 11 on the bounce, helping them cement a play-off place, and ultimately promotion.

With Chelsea, Wolves, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, all to come in their remaining matches, it is vital Villa pick up a result in this match. Could victory against Sheffield United spur them on to safety once again?

But it could be argued the Blades are made of sterner stuff these days. They have a impressive away record. They have just lost twice on the road since January of last year. That came at Liverpool and Manchester City, and will hoping to continue their great away form tomorrow night.

A win for Aston Villa would move them out of the bottom three, while a win for Sheffield United would move them up to 5th in the automatic Europa League spot.

One thing is for certain, it is a vital game for both these sides.