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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 11, a match in the 20th round of the Premier League began to compete, and Leeds United faced Aston Villa at home. Leeds United had played 27 league games before that, with a poor record, winning only five games, and the team's defense was full of holes, making it the team with the most goals conceded in the Premier League. Leeds United have lost their last five league games. Because of the poor record, Bielsa has been fired. The team has not improved very significantly since Mahi took over. Aston Villa's results are in the middle of the rankings, and Coutinho's arrival has boosted the team's strength. Aston Villa have won the last two league games and kept a clean sheet. In the first leg of the two sides, they played a big score of 3-3. Now it's back to each other and Leeds United have lost.
In this game, Gerrard was lined up in a 4312 formation. Martinez served as the starting goalkeeper. Digne, Mins, Chambers and Cash partnered at 4 backs. Ramsey, Douglas Luiz and McGinn make up the 3 midfield. Coutinho, Watkins and Danny Ins joined forces. Leeds United are in a 4231 formation, with Rafinha, Rodrigo, Harrison and Daniel James starting out.
Leeds United, which played at home after the game, played conservatively and had difficulty organizing a decent attack on the offensive end. Aston Villa gradually took control of the game and continued to create opportunities. Among them, Aston Villa seized the opportunity to complete the goal in the 21st minute, and it was Coutinho who received a pass from Kash and pushed it directly, and the ball was blocked by the defender's foot and refracted into the net! There is an element of luck in this goal. Coutinho is truly a blessing. At half-time, Leeds United trailed 0-1. Leeds United had 51% possession in the first half and didn't even have a shot on goal. Aston Villa scored 1 goal with 6 shots on goal and 4 shots on target.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 51st minute, Gerhardt fired a long-range shot from outside the box, the ball bounced off the ground and flew towards the goal, the ball slowed down a bit and the goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball. In the 64th minute, Aston Villa scored again! Cash unloaded the cross perfectly on the right side of the penalty area, immediately cut inside and shot into the near corner, and the ball went in! It's so fluid! In the 72nd minute, Leeds United was again pierced. Chambers fired a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, the ball hanging straight into the dead corner, the angle of the shot was too tricky, the goalkeeper could only watch the ball into the net, not even the save action. In the end, Leeds United lost 3-0 to Aston Villa. After losing this game, Leeds United lost 6 consecutive games, which is too humiliating, and it is useless to change the coach.