Aston Villa vs. Leeds United live score, updates, highlights & lineups from preseason friendly in Australia
Patrick Bamford's 2d-half hat-trick brought Aston Villa's Premier League winning run to a screeching halt as Leeds won 3-0 at Villa Park.
It was a barn-storming performance from Marcelo Bielsa's side - who caught the eye with their lightning counter-attacks, keen one-impact football and 27 shots at Villa Park - despite a goalless first half.
Bamford had missed two glorious chances in the opening flow, merely soon put some demons to balance as he slotted abode from an Emiliano Martinez's save 10 minutes after the restart. The side by side two quickly followed - his second a sublime effort which found the top corner (66) before completing his hat-trick with a scooped finish into the far corner (74).
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Villa will look dorsum at some missed chances and wonder 'what-if'. Jack Grealish had a shot cleared off the line by Luke Ayling in the showtime one-half before he and Ezri Konsa both went close early in the second period.
Only Villa were ultimately unable to deal with Leeds' direct play and miss the chance to go pinnacle of the Premier League tabular array, remaining in second. Leeds are hot on their heels though, surging into third ahead of the remaining games this weekend.
How Leeds stormed to victory at Villa Park
Leeds began similar a squad with something to testify after defeat to Wolves last weekend and dominated the opening xx minutes. A curling cross from wing-back Egzjan Alioski was sent wide by Bamford's diving header earlier another super ball from the North Macedonian constitute Rodrigo but his shot was turned backside by birthday boy Konsa.
Simply Aston Villa soon plant their feet and had the all-time hazard of the half in the 26th minute. Ayling lost out to Ollie Watkins on the right, and the striker's cross was diverted into the path of Grealish by a flick of Trezeguet's foot. The Aston Villa captain struck, but he was thwarted by his opposing number, as Leeds skipper Ayling was waiting on the line to boot the ball to condom.
Leeds then had a last-gasp effort to take a atomic number 82 into the interruption. It was a classic counter-attack as Jack Harrison drove down the left flank earlier sending another super cantankerous into the centre for Bamford. Merely the Leeds striker was unable to send his shot on target.
Villa had ii huge chances to take the pb early in the 2d half. Grealish fabricated a sensational solo run, working his way to the correct of the area before hit, but Illan Meslier was waiting at the near post to salvage. The Leeds goalkeeper did so again soon after, tipping a Konsa effort from a corner over the crossbar.
Seconds later Bamford plant the net for the first time and, unsurprisingly, information technology came from a superb counter-attack. Harrison picked out the run of Rodrigo into the area, merely his initial try was palmed away past Emiliano Martinez. Nonetheless, Bamford was in exactly the right place to slot home the loose ball and put Leeds ahead.
From and so on, Villa barely had a look in and Bamford doubled the pb in the 66th infinitesimal. Later on a driving run from Mateusz Klich through midfield, Bamford was given enough time to work himself some infinite before curling a wonderful strike past Martinez.
Only his 3rd eight minutes later was the pick of the bunch. Helder Costa and Jamie Shackleton - who impressed after replacing the booked Pascal Strujik in the 20th infinitesimal - played a neat one-2 earlier the Portuguese winger picked out Bamford within the area.
He took a few steps before finding himself surrounded by Villa defenders, merely he managed to lift the ball over the players in front of him earlier finding the bottom corner to complete his chapeau-trick and a fine evening'southward work for the visitors.
Homo of the match - Patrick Bamford
Bamford was guilty of some pretty big misses in the first half but, having scored in Leeds' two away games so far this flavor already, he would surely take been confident of getting the better of Martinez as the game wore on.
That certainly came to be, and in stunning manner. His first goal showed why he had been making those runs into the area and taking up positions in the showtime half, while his second two demonstrated his skills as a finisher, especially under pressure.
It was a wonderful hat-trick and maybe now, some might start to believe Bamford tin can cut it in the Premier League.
What the managers said
Aston Villa managing director Dean Smith said: "I've said to the players that I have only been disappointed with 40 minutes of football this season. I was frustrated with the second-one-half performance every bit I thought at half-time the game was pretty even, we had chances and they had chances.
"I told them I was disappointed with our reaction to their first goal as I thought information technology was pretty even upwards to then, then after that our reactions weren't what they should exist.
"Jack [Grealish] has been keen this season and he had a corking chance and then they went down the other terminate and scored.
"Afterwards that, we lost a thousand and they gained a k and looked a very skillful squad, while we looked a poor team. We were lucky to go abroad with three really the way the last 25 minutes went.
"But you have to give credit to Leeds, I thought they were fantabulous with their 1-touch on passing and they comfortably beat united states of america in the 2nd half."
Leeds director Marcelo Bielsa said: "We oasis't been doing annihilation unlike with him [Bamford], he's been doing exactly the aforementioned things and he has e'er been doing, the merely departure is now he is converting the chances.
"Everything that Bamford gets, he gets because he deserves it. From my point of view, he is a role player with a lot of qualities and creates a lot of danger. If he continues to improve his efficiency and then he will receive fifty-fifty greater plaudits.
"I am very happy for him, he deserves it. We have made no changes, no significant changes, it is just now that he is being more efficient."
Opta stats
- Leeds United's win has moved them to third in the Premier League table, their highest position at the end of a day in the partition since September 20th, 2002.
- This was Aston Villa's outset defeat in nine Premier League matches (W6 D2); indeed, this evening was as well the first time they had fallen behind at whatever stage in any of these nine matches, concluding doing and then on July nine against Manchester United.
- Patrick Bamford has scored six goals in Leeds' start six league matches this flavor; merely Eric Cantona in 1992-93 (too six) has scored every bit many goals for the Whites at this stage of a Premier League campaign.
What'southward next?
Aston Villa face Southampton next Sunday in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports Box Office; boot-off 12pm. Leeds play Leicester next Mon, which will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League; boot-off 8pm.
Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/a-villa-vs-leeds/report/428888
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