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Calum Chambers scored a stunning goal as Aston Villa condemned Leeds United to a sixth successive Premier League defeat.
Chambers curled home 17 minutes from time to cap a thoroughly satisfying evening for Villa – and a deeply dispiriting one for Leeds in manager Jesse Marsch’s first home match.
Villa took the lead after 22 minutes when Coutinho’s right-footed effort deflected off Pascal Struijk and wrong-footed Illan Meslier.
Leeds, who welcomed Patrick Bamford back from a three-month injury lay-off, improved after the break but it was ultimately in vain as Cash doubled Villa’s lead on 66 minutes and Chambers wrapped up the points with his first goal for the club.
Leeds’ 15th league defeat of the season leaves them 16th in the table, and having played more games than Everton and Burnley below them.
Steven Gerrard’s Villa, meanwhile, are ninth after a third consecutive win and clean sheet.
Difficult night for new boss Marsch
Having started life as Leeds boss with a 1-0 defeat at Leicester, Marsch will have hoped a noisy Elland Road crowd could help lift his side to three much-needed points.
But they managed just one shot on target as their problems at both ends were laid bare by a vibrant Villa outfit.
The Whites have now failed to score in each of their past four games, but Villa have had no such issues of late – adding three goals to the four they netted against Southampton at the weekend.
The first here came when Lucas Digne was released down the left, his cross evaded Ollie Watkins and Cash pulled the ball back to Coutinho, who netted his fourth Villa goal, courtesy of a deflection.
Meslier almost gifted Villa a second when he passed straight to Watkins only to recover quickly, and Leeds had their French goalkeeper to thank at half-time as his saves to deny Douglas Luiz and John McGinn kept the visitors within reach.
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Leeds United
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Squad number1Player nameMeslier
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Squad number15Player nameDallas
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Squad number2Player nameAyling
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Squad number21Player nameStruijk
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Squad number3Player nameFirpo
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Squad number4Player nameForshaw
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Squad number5Player nameKoch
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Squad number10Player nameRaphinha
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Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
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Squad number22Player nameHarrison
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Squad number20Player nameJames
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Squad number9Player nameBamford
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Squad number30Player nameGelhardt
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Squad number43Player nameKlich
Aston Villa
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Squad number1Player nameMartínez
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Squad number2Player nameCash
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Squad number16Player nameChambers
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Squad number5Player nameMings
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Squad number27Player nameDigne
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
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Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
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Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
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Squad number20Player nameIngs
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
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Squad number8Player nameSanson
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Squad number10Player nameBuendía
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Squad number18Player nameYoung
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 15Dallas
- 2Ayling
- 21Struijk
- 3FirpoBooked at 81mins
- 4ForshawSubstituted forKlichat 67′minutes
- 5KochBooked at 45mins
- 10RaphinhaBooked at 90mins
- 19RodrigoSubstituted forGelhardtat 45′minutesBooked at 67mins
- 22HarrisonSubstituted forBamfordat 58′minutes
- 20JamesBooked at 86mins
Substitutes
- 9Bamford
- 13Klaesson
- 14Llorente
- 30Gelhardt
- 35Cresswell
- 38Summerville
- 42Greenwood
- 43Klich
- 46Shackleton
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Martínez
- 2Cash
- 16Chambers
- 5MingsBooked at 47mins
- 27Digne
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas LuizBooked at 62minsSubstituted forYoungat 87′minutes
- 41J Ramsey
- 23CoutinhoSubstituted forBuendíaat 77′minutes
- 20IngsSubstituted forSansonat 71′minutes
- 11WatkinsBooked at 17mins
Substitutes
- 4Konsa
- 8Sanson
- 10Buendía
- 15Traoré
- 18Young
- 25Olsen
- 31Bailey
- 33Chukwuemeka
- 47Iroegbunam
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 36,400
Live Text
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Match ends, Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 3.
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Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 3.
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Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
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Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
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Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Raphinha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
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Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Raphinha (Leeds United).
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Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Koch.
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Ashley Young replaces Douglas Luiz.
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Daniel James (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Daniel James (Leeds United).
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
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Raphinha (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
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Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
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Foul by Luke Ayling (Leeds United).
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Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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