English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 27, 2021
Aston Villa WLWDL 1
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Leeds United LWLLW 0
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Elland Road

Match Report

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El Ghazi's early goal gives Aston Villa 1-0 win at Leeds

Aston Villa forward Anwar El Ghazi struck early to secure a 1-0 win at Leeds United in a lively Premier League clash on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
30.8
Possession
69.2
9
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
137
Accurate Passes
413
227
Passes
517
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
27
0.5
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
66
24
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
6
21
Clearances
6

Head to Head

LEE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LEE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 6Liam CooperCD-L
  3. 14Diego LlorenteCD-R
  4. 21Pascal StruijkDM
  5. 15Stuart DallasLB
  6. 2Luke AylingRB
  7. 43Mateusz KlichCM-L
  8. 11Tyler RobertsCM-R
  9. 18RaphinhaLM
  10. 17Hélder CostaRM
  11. 9Patrick BamfordF

Substitutes

  1. 10Ezgjan AlioskiSUB
  2. 22Jack HarrisonSUB
  3. 35Charlie CresswellSUB
  4. 30Joe GelhardtSUB
  5. 52Niall HugginsSUB
  6. 24Leif DavisSUB
  7. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  8. 47Jack JenkinsSUB
  9. 19Pablo HernándezSUB

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 18Matt TargettLB
  5. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRB
  6. 19Marvelous NakambaCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 21Anwar El GhaziLF
  11. 15Bertrand TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 39Keinan DavisSUB
  2. 22Björn EngelsSUB
  3. 25Morgan SansonSUB
  4. 17TrézéguetSUB
  5. 1Tom HeatonSUB
  6. 20Ross BarkleySUB
  7. 3Neil TaylorSUB
  8. 6Douglas LuizSUB
  9. 62Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 1. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 6' VAR Decision: Goal Aston Villa - Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa (Anwar El Ghazi).
  3. 53' Substitution, Leeds United. Ezgjan Alioski replaces Pascal Struijk.
  4. 61' Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Matt Targett (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 63' Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Leeds United. Jack Harrison replaces Hélder Costa.
  8. 71' Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Tyler Roberts.
  9. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  10. 80' Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 84' Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Anwar El Ghazi.

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