occer Football - Premier League - Sheffield United v Aston Villa - Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain - December 14, 2019 Aston Villa's Tom Heaton and Bjorn Engels in action with Sheffield United's John Fleck Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
(Reuters) - A superb second-half double by midfielder John Fleck sent Sheffield United up to fifth in the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over fellow promoted side Aston Villa, whose captain Jack Grealish missed a second-half penalty.
After a dull first period, the hosts burst into life five minutes into the second half with a brilliantly-worked opener, Chris Basham back-heeling the ball to John Lundstram who fired it across the box for Fleck to lash home from close range.
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