Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Leeds United in the Premier League today.
Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey returned from injury to face Leeds in the Premier League. The midfielder had not featured since the restart after the World Cup while new signing Alex Moreno was on the bench.
Patrick Bamford was among the substitutes for Leeds having been out since October following groin surgery. Only Willy Gnonto, Brenden Aaronson and Pascal Struijk remained following the 2-2 FA Cup draw at Cardiff.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Ashley Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins. Subs: Sanson, Ings, Alex Moreno, Chambers, Nakamba, Bednarek, Coutinho, Olsen, Kaden Young.
Leeds: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Roca, Adams, Aaronson, Gnonto, Harrison, Rodrigo. Subs: Firpo, Bamford, Llorente, Perkins, Robles, Kristensen, Gelhardt, Wober, Greenwood.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
GOOD SAVE! Leeds go straight up the other end and Gnonto is picked out on the left of the box. He curls his shot between Konsa and Young in front of him, and Martinez stretches to tip it away.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
SAVE! It’s a lovely first touch from Moreno to flick it over Roca and he plays a one-two with Ings to get to the edge of the box. Koch is standing his ground in front of him, but the substitute is able to poke it towards goal and Meslier holds it.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Moreno makes a good run down the left and he drills a low cross through Ayling’s legs to pick out Ings in the middle. He gets the shot away first time, but it’s well blocked by Cooper.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Mings is caught in two minds and before he knows it, he’s dispossessed on the halfway line by Rodrigo. He bursts down the right before squaring it into the box to Harrison. He touches it into Aaronson, but his shot is deflected over the bar.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Villa get us back underway for the second half!
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Marsch was clearly not happy with how his side started the game, but they’ve responded well to going behind. They created some good chances and will be looking to pick up where they left off at the end of the first half. Villa are set up to catch Leeds out on the counter but didn’t manage a shot other than their goal. Emery will be looking to change that after the break.
Aston Villa vs Leeds United
Bailey’s early goal separates the teams at the break, with Villa beating Leeds 1-0. It took just under two minutes for the Jamaican to break the deadlock after a quick counter, and he brilliantly curled his shot into the far side of the net. Leeds have been the better side since though, with Harrison hitting the outside of the post before forcing a superb save out of Martinez. Rodrigo thought he’d equalised, but it was disallowed for offside.
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