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Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Aston Villa's FA Cup third round clash against Sheffield United.

The Emirates FA Cup / 3rd Round
Villa Park / 04.01.2014
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Toby Keel

Updated 04/01/2014 at 16:54 GMT


90+4'
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The full-time whistle blows. Villa are dumped out of the FA Cup.
90+4'
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Benteke attempts a spectacular overhead kick from the overhead kick, but the ball fizzes wide.
90+1'
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Sheff United make a double substitution. Terry Kennedy and Shaun Miller come on for Chris Porter and Jamie Murphy.
90'
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We'll have four minutes of added time at the end of this match.
89'
Helenius rises highest from Albrighton's corner but can't quite make contact. So close for Villa.
88'
Weimann charges into the Sheff United half and looks to set Benteke free. Collins is over to put the ball out for a corner.
87'
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The Blades are looking to run the clock down now. Porter takes it into the corner and is brought down by Fabian Delph. The Villa man is given a yellow.
85'
Villa have just five minutes to find a way back into this game. They looked the more likely of the two sides to grab the winner when the scores were level, but now face the humiliation of being dumped out by a side 50 places below them in the football league.
82'
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A frustrated Westwood catches McGinn very late and goes into the book. That is just what the visitors needed.
81'
Villa players look absolutely devastated at that strike. The script had Villa going on to win the game after an early setback, but this is the FA Cup and anything can happen. That goal was good enough to win any game.
80'
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GOAL!! SHEFF UTD RETAKE THE LEAD!! What a goal that is by Flynn. He cuts inside from the right and, with nothing on either side, opts to shoot at goal with his weaker left foot. He catches it perfectly, beating the diving Steer and finding the top corner.
79'
Villa have Sheffield United on the back foot. Delph cuts through the visitors' midfielder to shoot on goal. McMahon throws himself in front of the ball and Villa have a corner.
77'
Baxter and Flynn link down the right. Luna is beaten as Flynn drills a shot/cross acrossthe face of goal. Porter lurks at the back post but can't meet the ball with Steer beaten.
76'
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WHAT A CHANCE!! Sheffield United have the chance to go back in front just seconds later. Baxter is sent down the left and only has Steer to beat but fires straight at the keeper.
75'
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VILLA ARE LEVEL! HELENIUS SCORES HIS FIRST VILLA GOAL! The 22-year-old, who has been limited to minimal opportunities, takes his goal well - swivelling inside the penalty area to fire under Long.
73'
Some clever Villa passing sees the Claret and Blues move out of their own half and towards the opposition penalty area. Albrighton wins a corner.
72'
Villa are starting to turn the screw a little bit now. Sheff United, for the first time in the game, look a little shaky.
71'
You can't help but feel that a confident Benteke would have taken a touch and slammed that home from just inside the penalty area. As it stands, Villa still trail 1-0.
70'
Helenius and Benteke link up well on the edge of the Sheff United penalty area. The two exchange a one-two but Benteke opts to shoot first time and drags his shot wide. Unconvincing.
69'
Approaching the final 20 minutes, Premier League side Aston Villa trail to League One outfit Sheffield United thanks to Jamie Murphy's deflected effort.