Aston Villa v Leeds United, 21 February 2026

Score1-1
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance43,048
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 32 Aston Villa won: 12 Drawn: 12 Leeds United won: 8 Aston Villa scored: 33 Leeds United scored: 28 . Leeds United now remained without a win in seven consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time since September 1998 (eight).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Tammy Abraham 88 G

Goals:

Anton Stach 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Ilia Gruev Midfielder

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Leon Bailey 61
Ross Barkley for Amadou Onana 61
Tammy Abraham for Emi Buendía 75
Andrés García for Matty Cash 87
Lamare Bogarde for Douglas Luiz 87

Substitutions:

Jaka Bijol for Gabriel Gudmundsson 46
Lukas Nmecha for Brenden Aaronson 73
Sean Longstaff for Anton Stach 83

Cards:

Emi Buendía 73 Y

Cards:

Jaka Bijol 62 Y
Karl Darlow 69 Y
Jayden Bogle 79 Y
Ilia Gruev 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Aston Villa’s first home score draw in the Premier League since a 2-2 draw with Liverpool on 19 February 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Villa had now avoided defeat in nine of their last 12 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four). . This was their first game in the Premier League at Villa Park to kick-off at 3.00pm on a Saturday since a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on 15 February 2025.

Comments:

League position: 15th . Leeds United had now drawn six of their last 19 away games in the Premier League (won one). . The Whites had now scored one goal in each of 18 of their last 36 games in the Premier League. . They had now taken 100 points in their 103 games in the Premier League since the start of the 2021-22 season.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Tammy Abraham 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Jadon Sancho for Leon Bailey 61
Ross Barkley for Amadou Onana 61
Tammy Abraham for Emi Buendía 75
Andrés García for Matty Cash 87
Lamare Bogarde for Douglas Luiz 87

Cards:

Emi Buendía 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Aston Villa’s first home score draw in the Premier League since a 2-2 draw with Liverpool on 19 February 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Villa had now avoided defeat in nine of their last 12 home games in the Premier League when they conceded the opening goal (won four). . This was their first game in the Premier League at Villa Park to kick-off at 3.00pm on a Saturday since a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on 15 February 2025.

1 Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Goals:

Anton Stach 31 G

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Jayden Bogle Defender
Joe Rodon Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Gudmundsson Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Anton Stach Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Ilia Gruev Midfielder

Substitutions:

Jaka Bijol for Gabriel Gudmundsson 46
Lukas Nmecha for Brenden Aaronson 73
Sean Longstaff for Anton Stach 83

Cards:

Jaka Bijol 62 Y
Karl Darlow 69 Y
Jayden Bogle 79 Y
Ilia Gruev 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lucas Perri
Defender/Midfielder Jaka Bijol
Midfielder Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward Dan James
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Lukas Nmecha
Forward Joël Piroe

Comments:

League position: 15th . Leeds United had now drawn six of their last 19 away games in the Premier League (won one). . The Whites had now scored one goal in each of 18 of their last 36 games in the Premier League. . They had now taken 100 points in their 103 games in the Premier League since the start of the 2021-22 season.