Aston Villa v Leeds United, 13 January 2023

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,008
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Aston Villa won: 11 Drawn: 11 Leeds United won: 8 Aston Villa scored: 30 Leeds United scored: 26 . Aston Villa now remained unbeaten in the last five meetings in the Premier League (won three).

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Leon Bailey 3 G
Emi Buendía 64 G

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Marc Roca Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 10
Danny Ings for Ollie Watkins 32
Philippe Coutinho for Emi Buendía 81
Morgan Sanson for Jacob Ramsey 81

Substitutions:

Max Wöber for Pascal Struijk 66
Patrick Bamford for Jack Harrison 67
Joe Gelhardt for Brenden Aaronson 77
Sam Greenwood for Marc Roca 77
Junior Firpo for Robin Koch 88

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 63 Y
Emiliano Martínez 90 Y

Cards:

Robin Koch 33 Y
Illan Meslier 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Kadan Young
Forward Danny Ings

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender Diego Llorente
Defender Max Wöber
Midfielder/Forward Sonny Perkins
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Sam Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Vlla had now won four of their six games in the Premier League under recently appointed manager Unai Emery (lost one). . Villa had now taken 25 points at the halfway stage of this Premier League season; three more points than at the same stage of the previous season. . Seven of their 22 goals so far in this Premier League season had been scored in the opening 15 minutes of games. . Emi Buendia's goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost nine). . The Whites had now lost all four away games so far in this Premier League season when they conceded the opening goal. . In his 289th game, Patrick Bamford scored the 100th goal of his league career.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Leon Bailey 3 G
Emi Buendía 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Alex Moreno for Lucas Digne 10
Danny Ings for Ollie Watkins 32
Philippe Coutinho for Emi Buendía 81
Morgan Sanson for Jacob Ramsey 81

Cards:

Boubacar Kamara 63 Y
Emiliano Martínez 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward Kadan Young
Forward Danny Ings

Comments:

League position: 11th . Aston Vlla had now won four of their six games in the Premier League under recently appointed manager Unai Emery (lost one). . Villa had now taken 25 points at the halfway stage of this Premier League season; three more points than at the same stage of the previous season. . Seven of their 22 goals so far in this Premier League season had been scored in the opening 15 minutes of games. . Emi Buendia's goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Jesse Marsch

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 83 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Liam Cooper Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Marc Roca Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Rodrigo Forward

Substitutions:

Max Wöber for Pascal Struijk 66
Patrick Bamford for Jack Harrison 67
Joe Gelhardt for Brenden Aaronson 77
Sam Greenwood for Marc Roca 77
Junior Firpo for Robin Koch 88

Cards:

Robin Koch 33 Y
Illan Meslier 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Junior Firpo
Defender Diego Llorente
Defender Max Wöber
Midfielder/Forward Sonny Perkins
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Joe Gelhardt
Forward Sam Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost nine). . The Whites had now lost all four away games so far in this Premier League season when they conceded the opening goal. . In his 289th game, Patrick Bamford scored the 100th goal of his league career.