Cameron Archer was denied a fairytale return to Aston Villa this evening as Sheffield United were denied a remarkable victory by a 97th-minute equaliser. Archer had put the Blades into a shock lead against Unai Emery's side, unbeaten in 15 games at home, but Nicolò Zaniolo flicked home deep into nine minutes of injury time to rescue a point for his side.
Villa, who would have gone top of the table with three points, earlier had what they thought was the opening goal when Leon Bailey tapped home, but referee Anthony Taylor ruled it out after being recommended to view his pitchside monitor by VAR. Here's how we rated the Blades' players on an evening of late chaos...
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13. Gus Hamer 7.5
Replaced Brooks just before the hour mark and did incredibly to turn his man on the byline before picking out Archer for United's goal | Sportimage