English Premier League

Leeds vs Aston Villa 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 22': Philippe Coutinho
  • 65': Matty Cash
  • 73': Calum Chambers

Jesse Marsch's Leeds United lose to Aston Villa as relegation fear grows

Jesse Marsch and Leeds United remain firmly embroiled in a Premier League relegation battle after they slipped to a 3-0 defeat by Aston Villa.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Goal! Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 1. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Cash.
  • 45'+1': Robin Koch (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Joe Gelhardt replaces Rodrigo.
  • 47': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Leeds United. Patrick Bamford replaces Jack Harrison.
  • 62': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Goal! Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 2. Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
  • 67': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateusz Klich replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 68': Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Danny Ings.
  • 73': Goal! Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 3. Calum Chambers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 81': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Daniel James (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 90'+2': Raphinha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Elland Road
Location: Leeds, England
Attendance: 36,400

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+22 Arsenal 18 42 2
+26 Manchester City 18 40 4
+10 Aston Villa 18 39 3
+4 Liverpool 18 32 6
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
49.1 Possession 50.9
15 SHOTS 4
9 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
337 Accurate Passes 329
405 Passes 419
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 0
14 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.0
41 Long Balls 58
17 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 18
15 Tackles 25
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Illan Meslier (GK)
21 Pascal Struijk
2 Luke Ayling
3 Junior Firpo Yellow Card
15 Stuart Dallas
19 Rodrigo
5 Robin Koch Yellow Card
4 Adam Forshaw
20 Daniel James Yellow Card
22 Jack Harrison
10 Raphinha Yellow Card

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings Yellow Card
16 Calum Chambers
27 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
11 Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
23 Philippe Coutinho
41 Jacob Ramsey
7 John McGinn
20 Danny Ings

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