#BlackLivesMatter: Aston Villa, Sheffield United take the knee before kick-off
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| Players and officials taking a knee before the game started. Photo: Twitter/PremierLeague |
The English Premier League officially restarted on Wednesday 17 June with the Aston Villa-Sheffield United match at the Villa Park.
In support of the 'Black Lives Matter' campaign, both marked the restart of football by taking the knee.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, top flight football in England was on break for more than three months. The impromptu break was to help stop the spread of the virus.
Both teams decided to show support to a global message following the death of George Floyd in the United States.
Full-Time: Aston Villa 0 - 0 Sheffield United 👇
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) June 17, 2020
Earlier, the Premier League announced that names on shirts would be replaced with 'Black Lives Matter' for the remaining 92 games.
The English Premier League says #NoRoomForRacism 👇
There is #NoRoomForRacism, anywhere pic.twitter.com/3ZZPq6IvWx— Premier League (@premierleague) June 17, 2020
From the players of both teams to the match officials, all knelt down for some seconds before the match started.
The Aston Villa-Sheffield United encounter ended without a goal.
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| A camera angle behind Nyland's goal appears to show that the whole ball has crossed the line. Photo: SkySports |
Sheffield United should have taken the lead before half-time but the goal-line technology disallowed a free kick by Oliver Norwood which obviously crossed the line.
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