Leeds United welcomed Aston Villa at Elland Road earlier tonight as they hoped to grind out a result at home. The Whites made a solid start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 22nd minute when Philippe Coutinho scored with a deflected attempt. The Yorkshire giants struggled to come up with a response and went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Matty Cash doubled his side’s lead in the 65th minute with a powerful finish. Just eight minutes later, Calum Chambers found the back of the net for the Villans with a sublime strike. The contest ended with the Whites suffering a 3-0 loss in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Leeds United player performed during the clash against the Villans.
GK: Illan Meslier – 6.5/10
He made a lot of important saves to keep the scoreline respectable. However, he won’t be happy after allowing three goals during the 90 minutes.
RB: Stuart Dallas – 7/10
Dallas was strong in the air and made some decent runs with the ball down the right flank. He even did his fair share of defending.
CB: Luke Ayling – 6.5/10
He was too slow to react to the danger at times but made two good runs from the back.
CB: Pascal Struijk – 6/10
Struijk had a tough game when defending inside his half. However, he made a few crucial clearances on the defensive end of the field.
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LB: Junior Firpo – 6/10
The Spaniard got stuck in with a few tackles and made one good run going forward.
CM: Adam Forshaw – 6/10
Forshaw got stuck in with some tackles to make life difficult for the opposition at the centre of the park. However, he struggled to get a foothold in the game.
CM: Robin Koch – 6/10
Koch engineered a good goal-scoring opportunity in the final third but failed to threaten the Aston Villa goal.
RW: Raphinha – 6.5/10
He worked hard defensively and made a few decent runs down the right flank.
CAM: Rodrigo – 6/10
The Spaniard never got a sniff at goal. He got replaced at half-time.
LW: Jack Harrison – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal in the final third.
ST: Daniel James – 6/10
James made two clever runs with the ball but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
ST: Joe Gelhardt – 6/10
He didn’t do enough to find the back of the net.
ST: Patrick Bamford – 6/10
Bamford has a few lively movements in the opponent’s half.
CM: Mateusz Klich – 6/10
He added some energy to Jesse Marsch’s midfield.
