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Key occasions
68 min: McGinn goes shut! Slicing in on his left foot, he curls a shot however it doesn’t bend fairly sufficient to creep into the far prime nook. That’s McGinn’s final involvement as Barkley and Sancho come on. Watkins can be off.
67 min: Okafor sends a ball in behind meant for Nmecha, who’s offside. Aaronson scampers after it, will get into the field however then the flag goes up for him as nicely. Elland Street doesn’t like this.
65 min: Torres will get a tad lucky after overrunning the ball and bumping into Nmecha. Tanaka is finally penalised for a foul as a substitute.
63 min: Tielemans makes a break for it however Ampadu places a cease to that with a problem that earns him a reserving. Rogers takes concern with the Welshman for the character of the sort out. It was a bit cynical.
62 min: Watkins, Rogers and Malen are having fun with themselves and look to have a correct understanding between the three of them. Watkins can be often filling in for Rogers on the left when Leeds have the ball.
60 min: Villa have gotten an actual foothold on this recreation, lastly, after a meek first-half exhibiting. Leeds are nonetheless creating possibilities however look much more susceptible on the again.
58 min: McGinn pings a cross into the field which Ampadu skews out for a nook. McGinn’s dlivery is headed goalwards by a Leeds head however Perri clutches it from beneath his crossbar.
56 min: Watkins goes shut! The referee waves play on after Tanaka clips McGinn in midfield. The Scot finds Watkins, who reaches the penalty space and tries to seek out the far nook however Perri will get down nicely to avoid wasting. Leeds virtually make a hash of clearing it as Malen closes down the free ball however hazard is averted for the second. Villa win a nook which McGinn will take …
54 min: The free-kick is fed right into a harmful space however Rogers will get his head to it and Villa clear.
53 min: McGinn is penalised once more for tripping Gudmundsson on the sting of the field and will get the yellow card that the house crowd have been calling for. Longstaff shapes as much as cross …
52 min: McGinn bumps into Gudmundsson, provides away a foul and stifles a disbelieving smile.
50 min: Finish-to-end stuff initially of the second half! Watkins heads down the Villa left and feeds the ball into the field. It falls to Kamara however his shot on the sting of the world is blocked. Aaronson then drives on the Villa defence earlier than Konsa wins the ball with a well-timed problem. Longstaff skews one excessive and huge from distance.
GOAL! Leeds 1-1 Aston Villa (Rogers 48)
Villa degree it! McGinn sends Money down the appropriate. He finds Malen, who heads to the byline and whips the ball throughout the six-yard field. Rogers will get the slightest of flicks on it and it flies contained in the far submit.
46 min: Rogers has come out to the left for Villa, with Malen taking part in extra centrally with Watkins. McGinn tries to seek out Watkins with a cross however the striker misjudges it and it runs out of play.
Second half begins
Villa have made two modifications on the break, with Ian Maatsen and Donyell Malen on for Digne and Buendía.
“Predicting Leeds will tire in 2nd half and cease urgent so nicely,” says Villa fan Dave Slater. “We’ll have to be affected person and play it extra into Rogers’s ft. He’s the important thing”
Leeds might need to profit from their sponsorship cope with Purple Bull on the break …
Half-time studying comes from John Ashdown at Hillsborough as Sheffield United edged Wednesday within the Metal Metropolis derby:
Justin Kavanagh emails in: “It’s Sunday. It’s raining. The tackles are flying in. And, it’s attainable McGinn might need a hangover from the Scottish celebrations. This recreation has bought an excellent Sunday league really feel to it.”
I’m not complaining, that’s for certain.
Half-time: Leeds 1-0 Aston Villa
Loads of tough and tumble within the first 45 minutes and an aggressive Leeds go in on the break with a slender lead. The aim itself, touched in by Lukas Nmecha after Emi Martínez had misplaced out in an aerial problem with Anton Stach, was a microcosm of the half as an entire as Villa struggled to deal with Leeds’ bodily strategy. Daniel Farke shall be very happy certainly.
45+6 min: Tanaka goes down fairly simply on midway and the referee buys it. Tielemans will not be completely happy. Leeds have yet another likelihood to elevate the ball into the field however Martínez claims it.
45+4 min: Gudmundsson stretches to move a cross behind for a Villa nook. Digne heads over to take an inswinger and Tanaka pumps it clear.
45+3 min: Tanaka flies in once more on Kamara and is booked for his troubles this time.
45+2 min: So shut from Watkins! Kamara units the ball again for the Villa striker on the sting of the field and his first-time effort curls simply the improper facet of the submit. Leeds, I think, may do with half-time. They’ve put a lot into this primary 45.
45 min: Six minutes of added time.
44 min: Money snatches at a shot after McGinn and Kamara mix on the sting of the field. Money’s shot goes huge of the close to submit.
42 min: The referee goes into his pocket to provide a yellow card for Bogle after he bumps Buendía off the ball in midfield. A little bit of a harsh reserving in isolation. The free-kick involves nothing and Unai Emery scratches his chin down on the touchline.
40 min: Okafor stepped on Money’s hand as they slid in direction of the byline. Ouch. Longstaff’s nook is headed out by Torres however solely to Aaronson, whose low strike is saved nicely by Martínez right down to his left after which gathered.
38 min: Perri shanks a left-footed clearance straight up within the air, just like the goalkeepers of outdated. Leeds get to the free ball first, as they usually have on this first half. Villa’s Money slides in on Okafor to concede a nook.
36 min: Okafor is subsequent to go down the Leeds left and he floats a cross in direction of the again submit. Nmecha is there however is sandwiched between Torres and Digne and may’t get on the top of it.
34 min: Gudmundsson expenses down the Leeds left at some velocity and glides into the world. Torres manages to chop out his cross earlier than it reaches Nmecha. The Leeds left-back thinks he’s received it again however is pulled up for a foul.
32 min: Rogers exhibits a flash of high quality as he turns away from Ampadu and units off in direction of aim. Tanaka then slides in on Watkins and will get the ball (pretty) cleanly.
30 min: It’s getting a bit scrappy. Loads of drive within the challenges from each groups and the rain is making issues a bit extra slapdash.
“Referee Rob Jones is jacked!” emails in Joe Pearson. “Jogs my memory of the legendary NFL referee Ed Hochuli. Your American readers will get the reference.”
Effectively, I’m glad somebody will.
27 min: Money’s cross flies into the six-yard field and Rodon will get his head to the ball simply because it regarded like Watkins was going to transform. Nice defending once more from the Welshman.
26 min: Okafor leads a Leeds counter down the left however he comes inside and is crowded out when looking for Tanaka. The rain is admittedly coming down.
24 min: Bogle clips a ball in behind the Villa defence and Nmecha will get to the byline to cross however Aaronson can’t drive it in on the close to submit. Villa are actually beneath the cosh.
22 min: Stach’s afternoon is over. He landed on his neck when difficult for the ball with Martínez for the aim and the after-effects from which have made him a little bit groggy. Tanaka comes on in his place as a concussion substitute.
20 min: McGinn tries to ship Watkins by the center however Rodon steps throughout and occasions his sort out to perfection on the sting of the world. Actually good overlaying from the Leeds defender.
18 min: Bogle crunches in on a few Villa gamers down the appropriate and McGinn is then penalised for a foul in midfield. Longstaff hoists the free-kick into the field from deep however Martínez gathers Rodon’s header throughout aim.
16 min: Longstaff is pulled up for a sliding problem on Digne. He will get man and ball – and a talking-to from the referee. A pair extra challenges go in. Fairly aggressive stuff from Leeds, in a great way.
14 min: Buendía units his sights however loops the free-kick over the ball and nicely over the bar. No energy nor accuracy.
12 min: Villa get a free-kick on the sting of the Leeds field when Longstaff blocks Tielemans’ shot together with his arm. That is in taking pictures vary, for certain.
The aim is given! Stach, such a presence within the air, merely bought to the ball earlier than Martínez and was not adjudged to have fouled the goalkeeper. Nmecha was on the road to bundle it in after Konsa tried to clear away. Leeds lead!
VAR are checking on an offside from the preliminary free-kick and possibly a attainable foul from Stach on Martínez.
GOAL! Leeds 1-0 Aston Villa (Nmecha 8)
The ball’s within the web! Longstaff’s free-kick is distributed excessive up within the air by a stretching Gudmundsson on the again submit and Stach jumps as much as problem with Martínez. The ball rebounds off Nmecha and results in the web. Will it rely?
7 min: Okafor drives on the Villa defence and Money will get a foot in. Leeds proceed to probe and Rogers brings down Aaronson on the sting of the field. Longstaff will toss it in.
6 min: Leeds are struggling to make it keep on with Nmecha, the ball pinging off the striker and out of play. Calvert-Lewin is watching on stone-faced from the bench.
4 min: Bogle goes down after getting a boot from Digne after the Villa left-back clears. He appears to be like OK however it’s a sore one.
2 min: Villa settle into the sport immediately. Stach is penalised for a foul on McGinn in midfield.
Kick-off
Leeds’ Sean Longstaff will get the ball rolling.
The groups are out at a humid Elland Street, with very gray skies overhead. Kick-off is subsequent.
Jeremy Boyce writes in on the state of the Leeds dugout:
I’m certain I converse for a lot of struggling supporters after I say that their greatest mistake was sacking Bielsa. True sufficient, issues had been wanting bleak in the intervening time he departed, however frankly I’d fairly have him than any variety of Jesse Marsches or Large Sams, even Howard Wilkinsons, the final man to carry the title again residence, and who then offered the jewel in that crown Cantona to the hated enemy over the Pennines, and everyone knows what he did for them from that time.
Higher to go down weapons blazing than meekly making an attempt to eke out the required factors with drab footie and ineffective ways. Bielsa would have had them again up very quickly and spared us some misplaced seasons making an attempt to scrap our means again up. 0-3 and grim December coming.
It’s astonishing to suppose that Sam Allardyce was managing Leeds within the Premier League simply two years in the past.
Leeds have gotten some tough fixtures arising after as we speak: Manchester Metropolis (a), Chelsea (h), Liverpool (h). Daniel Farke may quickly come beneath fairly vital strain, as Louise Taylor has been penning this week:
Though Farke maintains “nobody is panicking”, his staff have misplaced 4 of their previous 5 league video games and sit 18th. Whereas 11 factors from 11 matches is hardly disastrous for a promoted facet, December appears to be like a doubtlessly harmful month in West Yorkshire with Chelsea and Liverpool visiting Elland Street. Leeds additionally should make a difficult journey to Manchester Metropolis earlier than November is out. Lose these and Farke is aware of his place would, maybe unfairly, come beneath severe scrutiny. How a toothless Leeds may do with reprising their final win in opposition to Villa, a 3-0 triumph at Villa Park in October 2020. It featured a Patrick Bamford hat-trick, however with accidents subsequently disrupting the ahead’s profession the previous Leeds No 9 is now on a short-term deal at Sheffield United and Farke has struggled to seek out an incisive, elite-level alternative.
Ollie Watkins has by no means scored in opposition to Leeds in 12 appearances (together with 11 begins) in opposition to them for Villa and Brentford throughout the Premier League and Championship.
His involvement at subsequent summer season’s World Cup appears to be like doubtful after he was ignored of Thomas Tuchel’s newest England squad. He’s solely bought one aim in 16 video games for Villa this season in all competitions.
John McGinn ought to be stuffed with beans as we speak after his involvement in Scotland’s profitable, and fairly frankly ridiculous, World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.
Amid Scott McTominay’s acrobatics, Kieran Tierney’s accuracy and Kenny McLean’s audacity, McGinn was the driving force of Scotland’s hopes in the midst of the park and compelled each of Rasmus Kristiansen’s yellow playing cards in opposition to Denmark.
He is aware of his position in Unai Emery’s Villa staff right down to a tee, coming in off the appropriate wing to help Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins. Emi Buendía does the identical off the left. Leeds are going to have their work minimize out in opposition to these two.
It’s a busy lunchtime in Yorkshire: Sheffield United lead Wednesday within the Metal Metropolis derby at Hillsborough. John Brewin has updates:
Type information (final six): Leeds DLLWLL. Aston Villa WWWWLW.
Seems ominous for Leeds who, after an honest begin, are being dragged into the relegation scrap they had been maybe anticipated to be a part of within the first place. They dropped into the underside three after yesterday’s outcomes.
Villa are one of many type groups within the league. Unai Emery, speaking to TV simply now, says his staff should preserve enhancing having picked up 5 wins out of their final six. He cites their mentality and construction as key elements within the uptick in outcomes and says he’s “very motivated” and “so, so excited” about what’s to return.
Beginning lineups
Leeds (4-3-3): Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson; Longstaff, Ampadu, Stach; Aaronson, Nmecha, Okafor.
Subs: Darlow, James, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Bijol, Tanaka, Justin,
Gnonto, Gruev.
Daniel Farke makes one change from the defeat to Nottingham Forest two weeks in the past – Pascal Struijk is available in for Jaka Bijol at centre-back.
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1): Martínez; Money, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn,
Kamara, Tielemans, Buendía; Rogers; Watkins.
Subs: Bizot, Lindelöf, Barkley, Malen, Sancho, Maatsen, Bogarde, Guessand, Hemmings.
Villa additionally make simply the one change from their final recreation – a 4-0 residence defeat of Bournemouth – with Youri Tielemans in for the injured Amadou Onana in midfield.
Preamble
Two of English soccer’s grandest names face off at Elland Street this afternoon as Leeds host Aston Villa within the Premier League. Daniel Farke and Unai Emery meet in opposing dugouts for the primary time of their careers and each shall be on the lookout for factors they’ll put in direction of their diverging objectives this season.
It’s a Championship assembly between these two groups that lingers most within the latest reminiscence, with that controversial Mateusz Klich aim and Marcelo Bielsa then ordering his gamers to let Albert Adomah equalise for Villa straight from kick-off. Any drama that comes near that as we speak will preserve us entertained.
Kick-off is at 2pm (GMT) and staff information is coming proper up. You will get in contact by electronic mail to supply your ideas on the sport or the season as an entire.