Premier League

Season 2025/2026

Premier League

Aston Villa vs Leeds – Lineups & Match Details

Aston Villa and Leeds drew 1-1. Goals: A. Stach (31'), T. Abraham (88'). Aston Villa had 67% possession against Leeds's 33%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Premier League · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Aston VillaAston Villa

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

LeedsLeeds

Referee: Michael Oliver, England

Lineups

Aston VillaAston Villa4-2-3-1
E. Martinez23E. MartinezG
M. Cash2M. CashD
E. Konsa4E. KonsaD
T. Mings5T. MingsD
I. Maatsen22I. MaatsenD
A. Onana24A. OnanaM
Douglas Luiz21Douglas LuizM
L. Bailey31L. BaileyM
M. Rogers27M. RogersM
E. Buendia10E. BuendiaM
O. Watkins11O. WatkinsF

Substitutes

64J. WrightG
3V. LindelofD
12L. DigneD
14P. TorresD
26L. BogardeM
16A. GarciaD
6R. BarkleyM
19J. SanchoF
18T. AbrahamF
LeedsLeeds5-4-1
K. Darlow26K. DarlowG
J. Bogle2J. BogleD
J. Justin24J. JustinD
J. Rodon6J. RodonD
P. Struijk5P. StruijkD
G. Gudmundsson3G. GudmundssonD
A. Stach18A. StachM
E. Ampadu4E. AmpaduM
I. Gruev44I. GruevM
B. Aaronson11B. AaronsonM
D. Calvert-Lewin9D. Calvert-LewinF

Substitutes

1Lucas PerriG
23S. BornauwD
15J. BijolD
8S. LongstaffM
22A. TanakaM
7D. JamesM
29W. GnontoF
14L. NmechaF
10J. PiroeF

Match Events

31'G

A. Stach

46'S

G. Gudmundsson

Substitution 1

61'S

A. Onana

Substitution 1

61'S

L. Bailey

Substitution 2

62'Y

J. Bijol

69'Y

K. Darlow

73'Y

E. Buendía

73'S

B. Aaronson

Substitution 2

75'S

E. Buendía

Substitution 3

79'Y

J. Bogle

83'S

A. Stach

Substitution 3

87'S

Douglas Luiz

Substitution 4

87'S

M. Cash

Substitution 5

88'G

T. Abraham

90'+2Y

I. Gruev

Statistics

Aston Villa
67%33%
Leeds
1.46Expected Goals (xG)1.35
16Total Shots14
4Shots on Target4
7Corners2
11Fouls16
4Offsides5
85Pass Accuracy (%)71
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Aston Villa host Leeds on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Villa Park. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Aston Villa go into the match 5th in the table; Leeds sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Aston Villa have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Leeds have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Nov 2025: Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds; 13 Jan 2023: Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds; 2 Oct 2022: Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Aston Villa and Leeds drew 1-1. Aston Villa scored through T. Abraham 88'. Leeds replied with A. Stach 31'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Aston Villa held 67% of the ball against 33% for Leeds. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 1.46 for Aston Villa, 1.35 for Leeds.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Aston Villa sat 5th and Leeds 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.