Aston Villa vs Leeds United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueTammy Abraham scores first goal back at Aston Villa to snatch late point vs. Leeds
Tammy Abraham netted his first Premier League goal since returning to Aston Villa to rescue a late 1-1 draw against Leeds at Villa Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 5': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 5': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 9': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 13': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Jayden Bogle.
- 14': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 15': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 17': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 17': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 22': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
- 23': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 25': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 26': Foul by Anton Stach (Leeds United).
- 26': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 26': Karl Darlow (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
- 29': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 29': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 31': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 31': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Leeds United 1. Anton Stach (Leeds United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 34': Offside, Leeds United. Gabriel Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 37': Offside, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
- 37': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
- 43': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 44': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Leeds United). Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Leeds United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Leeds United 1.
- 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Jaka Bijol replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 46': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 47': Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 50': Offside, Leeds United. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
- 55': Anton Stach (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Offside, Leeds United. Pascal Struijk is caught offside.
- 58': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Joe Rodon (Leeds United).
- 59': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Leon Bailey.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana.
- 61': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 62': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 63': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 68': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 68': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 69': Karl Darlow (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Anton Stach (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 72': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 72': Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha replaces Brenden Aaronson.
- 74': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Jayden Bogle with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anton Stach with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 76': Attempt saved. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 76': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Leeds United).
- 76': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 79': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Leeds United).
- 79': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 81': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United).
- 81': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 82': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a set piece situation.
- 83': Substitution, Leeds United. Sean Longstaff replaces Anton Stach.
- 85': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
- 85': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Longstaff with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash.
- 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
- 88': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leeds United 1. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 90': James Justin (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Leeds United).
- 90'+1': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, Leeds United. Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Leeds United).
- 90'+5': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Leeds United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Leeds United 1.
Statistics
 LEE |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 443 |
| 256 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 40 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 43,048
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 43,048
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | +36 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | +32 | 59 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 28 | +8 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía  |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Leeds United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Darlow (GK) |
| 6 | Joe Rodon |
| 5 | Pascal Struijk |
| 24 | James Justin |
| 3 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Jayden Bogle |
| 44 | Ilia Gruev |
| 4 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 11 | Brenden Aaronson |
| 18 | Anton Stach |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
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