Danny Ings (Ramsey, 83’) – N/R, Hardly got a touch of the ball and was indecisive when it came to him in the final moments.
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LEEDS UNITED RATINGS: Illan Meslier - 5, Got away with completely missing high balls on three occasions, but did well to deny Ollie Watkins a couple of times.
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Rasmus Kristensen - 6, Was combative and held his own defensively against Philippe Coutinho while also providing good runs forward. Getty
Robin Koch - 7, A lot of good defensive work, doing well to head the ball clear when Meslier missed his punch. Booked for pulling Watkins down. Getty
Liam Cooper - 7, Won plenty of headers but with varying quality, helping Meslier when he misjudged the flight of McGinn’s free-kick, making a poor attempt that resulted in a Villa chance and failing to get a clean connection in the opposition box. Made a great late header to clear Young’s late cross then rushed out to stop Emiliano Buendia getting a shot in. Getty
Pascal Struijk - 7, Did a good job on Leon Bailey with his defensive work but was inconsistent with his crossing. Made a good intervention to stop a potential ball through to Watkins and excelled when put in a back three. AFP
Tyler Adams - 7, Did well to keep up with Coutinho when the Brazilian broke into the box and threatened to carve Leeds open. Made an important tackle in his own box to stop Watkins. Getty
Marc Roca - 6, Made some great passes, notably finding Rodrigo for his shot from range. Was committed defensively, blocking Jacob Ramsey’s cross but got booked for a poor challenge on Watkins. Getty
Luis Sinisterra - 4, Booked for a foul from behind on McGinn, then stupidly got another yellow moments into the second half for stopping Douglas Luiz’s free-kick. Action Images
Brenden Aaronson - 5, Struggled to make a mark in a game that will be remembered for its combative play rather than creativity. Almost turned the rebound from Patrick Bamford’s shot into a good opportunity. Getty
Jack Harrison - 5, Showed good energy and worked hard but his decision making on the ball wasn’t always the best and it was hard to make an impact going forward. Getty
Rodrigo - 6, His early running caused uncertainty for the Villa defence and he was close to reaching Sinisterra’s cross before firing wide from range. Booked for dissent. AFP
SUBS: Junior Firpo (Roca, 58’) - 6, Competed well and made an important header to stop Coutinho’s cross reaching Watkins. Was the man to cut out Watkins’ late pass.
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Luke Ayling (Kristensen, 68’) - 6, Showed how dependable he is to help Leeds see out the point by making a great block to deny McGinn. Couldn’t find Bamford with his ambitious late pass.
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Patrick Bamford (Rodrigo, 68’) - 6, His first pass was a poor one but he quickly adjusted to show his strong hold-up play. Hit a good shot that forced Emiliano Martinez into an awkward save. Beat Jan Bednarek well and found Mateusz Klich for a late shot that was blocked.
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Mateusz Klich (Aaronson, 79’) – N/R, Put in good work to see out the point and was unlucky to see his late effort blocked by McGinn.
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Crysencio Summerville (Harrison, 79’) – N/R, Let Watkins get away from him in a potentially dangerous situation. Blocked Tyrone Mings’ shot in the final seconds. PA
ASTON VILLA RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez - 6, Wasn’t forced to make too many big saves but helped Ezri Konsa after the defender played a poor back pass. Rushed out decisively to deal with a cross into the box, taking out Ashley Young and Koch. Action Images
Ashley Young - 6, Showed his versatility by doing a job at both left-back and right-back. Played a nice pass to release Watkins for a good chance and was persistent defensively. Getty
Ezri Konsa - 7, Slow start as he under hit a back pass that almost got in trouble, but seemed to get going with a fully committed header over Rodrigo. Gave a good account of himself at right-back with some impressive runs forward but headed wide from a good opportunity. Did well to stop Aaronson getting the rebound. Getty
Tyrone Mings - 6, Slowed the game down whenever he could in the first half and made some strong defensive interventions. Had his shot in the final moments blocked. Wasn’t very popular with the Elland Road crowd. Reuters
Ludwig Augustinsson - 5, Making his debut, the Swede took a while to get up to speed as was booked for a late challenge on Kristensen just six minutes in. Did well to beat Harrison to head away Struijk’s cross but was forced off injured before half time. AFP
Jacob Ramsey - 6, Had a quiet start but seemed to be fired up by a coming together with Roca. Made a brilliant challenge on Aaronson, then intercepted Kristensen’s throw before making an intelligent pass. Made a great run into the box but couldn’t take down McGinn’s cross then hit a shot over the crossbar. PA
Douglas Luiz - 6, Had good moments on the ball and defensively, blocking Rodrigo’s shot and playing a good pass to release Ramsey. Hit a shocker of a corner delivery in the final moments. AFP
John McGinn - 7, Put in a disciplined performance in midfield and was effective going both ways. Great tackle on Aaronson in his own box, saw an ambitious strike deflected wide, then played superb ball to Ramsey in the box. Had a quieter second half and saw his late shot blocked. AFP
Leon Bailey - 5, Was lucky to escape an early booking after kicking the ball away, then struggled to make much of a mark as he shot straight at Meslier. Provided a good cross for Coutinho early in the second period. Booked for a cynical foul on Harrison.
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Ollie Watkins - 6, Delivered a fully committed display but took the ball when McGinn wanted it then failed to find the Scotsman with his pass. Was unable to cleanly connect when Coutinho’s shot came back off the post, then found himself denied by Meslier again towards the end. Getty
Philippe Coutinho - 6, Slid in for the rebound following a Watkins shot but couldn’t get enough on the ball and hit a weak shot later. Provided a great free-kick delivery that wasn’t capitalised on. Unlucky to see his shot hit the post early in the second period. Action Images
SUBS: Jan Bednarek (Augustinsson, 45+4’) - 6, Was proactive in his defending and did well to reach two late passes ahead of Bamford – although the striker did get the better of him at the end.
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Emiliano Buendia (Bailey, 64’) - 6, Hit an ambitious shot that curled marginally wide and was inventive in his play as Villa tried to open up the Leeds defence. Played a great pass to get Watkins in on goal. Action Images
Danny Ings (Ramsey, 83’) – N/R, Hardly got a touch of the ball and was indecisive when it came to him in the final moments.
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LEEDS UNITED RATINGS: Illan Meslier - 5, Got away with completely missing high balls on three occasions, but did well to deny Ollie Watkins a couple of times.
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Rasmus Kristensen - 6, Was combative and held his own defensively against Philippe Coutinho while also providing good runs forward. Getty
Robin Koch - 7, A lot of good defensive work, doing well to head the ball clear when Meslier missed his punch. Booked for pulling Watkins down. Getty
Liam Cooper - 7, Won plenty of headers but with varying quality, helping Meslier when he misjudged the flight of McGinn’s free-kick, making a poor attempt that resulted in a Villa chance and failing to get a clean connection in the opposition box. Made a great late header to clear Young’s late cross then rushed out to stop Emiliano Buendia getting a shot in. Getty
Pascal Struijk - 7, Did a good job on Leon Bailey with his defensive work but was inconsistent with his crossing. Made a good intervention to stop a potential ball through to Watkins and excelled when put in a back three. AFP
Tyler Adams - 7, Did well to keep up with Coutinho when the Brazilian broke into the box and threatened to carve Leeds open. Made an important tackle in his own box to stop Watkins. Getty
Marc Roca - 6, Made some great passes, notably finding Rodrigo for his shot from range. Was committed defensively, blocking Jacob Ramsey’s cross but got booked for a poor challenge on Watkins. Getty
Luis Sinisterra - 4, Booked for a foul from behind on McGinn, then stupidly got another yellow moments into the second half for stopping Douglas Luiz’s free-kick. Action Images
Brenden Aaronson - 5, Struggled to make a mark in a game that will be remembered for its combative play rather than creativity. Almost turned the rebound from Patrick Bamford’s shot into a good opportunity. Getty
Jack Harrison - 5, Showed good energy and worked hard but his decision making on the ball wasn’t always the best and it was hard to make an impact going forward. Getty
Rodrigo - 6, His early running caused uncertainty for the Villa defence and he was close to reaching Sinisterra’s cross before firing wide from range. Booked for dissent. AFP
SUBS: Junior Firpo (Roca, 58’) - 6, Competed well and made an important header to stop Coutinho’s cross reaching Watkins. Was the man to cut out Watkins’ late pass.
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Luke Ayling (Kristensen, 68’) - 6, Showed how dependable he is to help Leeds see out the point by making a great block to deny McGinn. Couldn’t find Bamford with his ambitious late pass.
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Patrick Bamford (Rodrigo, 68’) - 6, His first pass was a poor one but he quickly adjusted to show his strong hold-up play. Hit a good shot that forced Emiliano Martinez into an awkward save. Beat Jan Bednarek well and found Mateusz Klich for a late shot that was blocked.
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Mateusz Klich (Aaronson, 79’) – N/R, Put in good work to see out the point and was unlucky to see his late effort blocked by McGinn.
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Crysencio Summerville (Harrison, 79’) – N/R, Let Watkins get away from him in a potentially dangerous situation. Blocked Tyrone Mings’ shot in the final seconds. PA
ASTON VILLA RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez - 6, Wasn’t forced to make too many big saves but helped Ezri Konsa after the defender played a poor back pass. Rushed out decisively to deal with a cross into the box, taking out Ashley Young and Koch. Action Images
Ashley Young - 6, Showed his versatility by doing a job at both left-back and right-back. Played a nice pass to release Watkins for a good chance and was persistent defensively. Getty
Ezri Konsa - 7, Slow start as he under hit a back pass that almost got in trouble, but seemed to get going with a fully committed header over Rodrigo. Gave a good account of himself at right-back with some impressive runs forward but headed wide from a good opportunity. Did well to stop Aaronson getting the rebound. Getty
Tyrone Mings - 6, Slowed the game down whenever he could in the first half and made some strong defensive interventions. Had his shot in the final moments blocked. Wasn’t very popular with the Elland Road crowd. Reuters
Ludwig Augustinsson - 5, Making his debut, the Swede took a while to get up to speed as was booked for a late challenge on Kristensen just six minutes in. Did well to beat Harrison to head away Struijk’s cross but was forced off injured before half time. AFP
Jacob Ramsey - 6, Had a quiet start but seemed to be fired up by a coming together with Roca. Made a brilliant challenge on Aaronson, then intercepted Kristensen’s throw before making an intelligent pass. Made a great run into the box but couldn’t take down McGinn’s cross then hit a shot over the crossbar. PA
Douglas Luiz - 6, Had good moments on the ball and defensively, blocking Rodrigo’s shot and playing a good pass to release Ramsey. Hit a shocker of a corner delivery in the final moments. AFP
John McGinn - 7, Put in a disciplined performance in midfield and was effective going both ways. Great tackle on Aaronson in his own box, saw an ambitious strike deflected wide, then played superb ball to Ramsey in the box. Had a quieter second half and saw his late shot blocked. AFP
Leon Bailey - 5, Was lucky to escape an early booking after kicking the ball away, then struggled to make much of a mark as he shot straight at Meslier. Provided a good cross for Coutinho early in the second period. Booked for a cynical foul on Harrison.
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Ollie Watkins - 6, Delivered a fully committed display but took the ball when McGinn wanted it then failed to find the Scotsman with his pass. Was unable to cleanly connect when Coutinho’s shot came back off the post, then found himself denied by Meslier again towards the end. Getty
Philippe Coutinho - 6, Slid in for the rebound following a Watkins shot but couldn’t get enough on the ball and hit a weak shot later. Provided a great free-kick delivery that wasn’t capitalised on. Unlucky to see his shot hit the post early in the second period. Action Images
SUBS: Jan Bednarek (Augustinsson, 45+4’) - 6, Was proactive in his defending and did well to reach two late passes ahead of Bamford – although the striker did get the better of him at the end.
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Emiliano Buendia (Bailey, 64’) - 6, Hit an ambitious shot that curled marginally wide and was inventive in his play as Villa tried to open up the Leeds defence. Played a great pass to get Watkins in on goal. Action Images
Danny Ings (Ramsey, 83’) – N/R, Hardly got a touch of the ball and was indecisive when it came to him in the final moments.
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