Aston Villa beat Leeds 2-1 as M. Rogers scores twice

Match report

Leeds were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa at Elland Road on Sunday, 23 November 2025 in Premier League matchday 12. L. Nmecha (8') scored for Leeds, while M. Rogers (48', 75') found the net for Aston Villa. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Leeds had 48% of the ball and 14 shots (5 on target) against Aston Villa’s 14 (3 on target). Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Leeds 5th in the Premier League table on 9 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Leeds

5th · 9 points · P 5 W 2 D 3 L 0

Form

Aston Villa

16th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
4	Brentford	5	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	+3	9
15	Crystal Palace	5	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	-2	3

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 21 Feb 2026, Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds

Full Leeds vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Match events

8'goalL. NmechaNormal Goal
23'substitutionA. StachOff: A. Tanaka
41'yellow cardJayden BogleYellow Card
45+3'yellow cardAo TanakaYellow Card
46'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: D. Malen
46'substitutionL. DigneOff: I. Maatsen
48'goalM. RogersAssist: D. Malen
53'yellow cardJohn McGinnYellow Card
63'yellow cardEthan AmpaduYellow Card
68'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: R. Barkley
68'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: J. Sancho
71'substitutionL. NmechaOff: D. James
71'substitutionOff: D. Calvert-Lewin
74'yellow cardPascal StruijkYellow Card
75'goalM. RogersNormal Goal
78'VAR decisionDominic Calvert-LewinGoal cancelled
80'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: J. Piroe
80'substitutionN. OkaforOff: W. Gnonto
84'substitutionY. TielemansOff: L. Bogarde
89'yellow cardWilfried GnontoYellow Card

Lineups

Leeds

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Daniel Farke

Starting XI

Substitutes

Aston Villa

Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Unai Emery

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

48%Possession52%
1.79Expected goals (xG)1.58
14Total shots14
5Shots on target3
5Shots off target7
4Blocked shots4
9Shots inside the box8
5Shots outside the box6
3Corners3
4Offsides2
18Fouls16
5Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves3
400Passes449
339Accurate passes358
85%Pass accuracy80%
0.71Goals prevented0.71

Player statistics

Leeds

Leeds player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Lucas PerriG	90	5.9			20 · 45%
2Jayden BogleD	90	6.9			35 · 74%	1	1	6/9
3Gabriel GudmundssonD	90	6.9		1 (0)	29 · 76%	1	5	9/12
5Pascal StruijkD	90	6.6		1 (1)	65 · 94%			3/8
6Joe RodonD	90	6.6			43 · 93%	2	2	3/7
4Ethan AmpaduM	90	7.2			54 · 89%	2	5	6/8
8Sean LongstaffM	90	7.3		1 (0)	42 · 88%	2	3	5/10
18Anton StachM	23	6.3		1 (1)	10 · 100%			2/6
11Brenden AaronsonF	80	6.2		2 (1)	22 · 86%		3	6/14
14Lukas NmechaF	71	7.6	1	1 (1)	13 · 62%	1	1	4/15
19Noah OkaforF	80	7.0			14 · 71%		2	5/12
26Karl DarlowG	–	–
15Jaka BijolD	–	–
24James JustinD	–	–
7Daniel JamesM	19	6.7		2 (1)	9 · 100%	1		2/2
22Ao TanakaM	48	7.2			30 · 97%	1	3	6/11
44Ilia GruevM	–	–
9Dominic Calvert-LewinF	19	6.5		1 (0)	1 · 100%		1	3/6
10Joël PiroeF	10	6.3			6 · 67%
29Wilfried GnontoF	10	6.6			7 · 86%	1		2/3

Aston Villa

Aston Villa player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
23Emiliano MartínezG	90	7.3				32 · 72%			0/1
2Matty CashD	90	6.9			1 (0)	27 · 89%	2	3	6/12
4Ezri KonsaD	90	7.2				64 · 97%		1	1/5
12Lucas DigneD	45	6.7				18 · 72%		1	3/4
14Pau TorresD	90	7.0				68 · 81%		3	6/10
7John McGinnM	68	6.3			1 (0)	31 · 84%	1	1	6/16
8Youri TielemansM	84	7.6				60 · 75%	2	3	9/12
10Emiliano BuendíaM	45	6.3			1 (0)	14 · 64%		2	3/5
44Boubacar KamaraM	90	7.7				54 · 76%	2	2	10/11
11Ollie WatkinsF	68	6.5			3 (1)	9 · 56%	1		4/10
27Morgan RogersFTop rated	90	8.3	2		2 (2)	20 · 65%	2		5/18
40Marco BizotG	–	–
3Victor LindelöfD	–	–
22Ian MaatsenD	45	6.9				15 · 80%		3	4/9
6Ross BarkleyM	22	6.3				13 · 77%			1/4
26Lamare BogardeM	13	6.7				7 · 71%			0/1
53George HemmingsM	–	–
17Donyell MalenF	45	7.5		1	2 (0)	6 · 83%	2	1	3/5
19Jadon SanchoF	22	6.3				11 · 91%
29Evann GuessandF	–	–