At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 11, a make-up match in the 20th round of the Premier League: Aston Villa away to Leeds United.
Aston Villa, coached by young coach Gerrard, has shown strong rebound in recent records, first beating Brighton 2:0 away, and then beating Southampton 4-0 at home, winning two consecutive wins, and the opponent is not weak.
And Leeds United's recent record, three words: terrible! Since the 24th round of the Premier League drew 3-3 away to Aston Villa, the last five Premier League games have suffered five consecutive defeats, and only scored in the 2-4 home defeat to Manchester United, and the remaining 4 games have been kept clean sheets by opponents, which can be said to be bad offensively and defensively bad.
Yes, Aston Villa started 4312, Watkins, Inces double forwards, Liverpool veteran on loan from Barca, Brazilian midfielder Coutinho played in the front, midfielders Jacobs, Luis and McGinn, four defenders Digne, Mins, Chambers, Cash, and goalkeeper Damien Martinez. The total value of the starting eleven is 280 million euros.
Leeds United start 4231, Daniel James single arrow, forward harrison, Rodrigo, Rafinha, double back Koch, Folsau, four defenders Firpo, Streuik, Erin, Dallas, goalkeeper Mellie. The total value of the starting eleven is 160 million euros.
In the 22nd minute, Kash's cross from the right was met by Coutinho and a shot was pushed into the net to give Aston Villa a 1-0 lead over Leeds United.
In the 33rd minute, Aston Villa's free kick was directly shot by Luiz and saved by Mélier.
In the 42nd minute, McGinn cut inside on the left and fired a shot that was saved by Mélier.
In the 53rd minute, Gerhart's long-range shot was confiscated by Damien Martinez.
In the 65th minute, Ings sent the ball into the box, Cash took the ball and shook off the defender's powerful shot, the ball was in! Aston Villa extended the score to 2-0.
In the 73rd minute, Mance knocked back and Chambers kept hitting the ball straight into the goal. Aston Villa locked the score at 3:0.
After winning this game, Aston Villa scored 36 points in 27 games and rose to 9th in the Premier League table. When Gerrard became as Aston Villa's new coach in November 2021, Aston Villa was ranked 16th in the Premier League table, and in the 16 games since then, Gerrard has led the team to 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, and the ranking has also improved significantly.
Coutinho, who broke the deadlock for the team's opening record, has played eight Premier League games this season, including seven starts, and has contributed 4 goals and 3 assists. Since Villa's debut, Coutinho has scored seven goals, second only to Kane for eight in the same period.
In the first half of the season at Barca, Coutinho made 12 appearances in La Liga and only had 2 goals and 2 assists. In the winter window of 2018, Barca brought in Coutinho from Liverpool for a transfer fee of up to 160 million euros, and in the 2018-19 season, Coutinho made 34 appearances for Barca La Liga, contributing only 5 goals and 2 assists, which is not surprising.
Now, Coutinho, who has returned to the Premier League, is quickly regaining his form and justifying his name. Not long ago, it was reported that Villa intended to activate Coutinho's 40 million euro buyout clause, which was not empty.