Leeds United came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 today.
Leeds United produced a stunning fightback this afternoon as they beat Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park, having been 2-0 down inside 20 minutes.
The Whites travelled to Villa Park with some fresh injuries in their side, and it got even worse when left back Barry Douglas went down in the warm-up, forcing youngster Leif Davis to play.
Villa took full advantage early on as Tammy Abraham scored inside five minutes, and Villa made it two just over ten minutes later as Conor Hourihane scored.
At 2-0 down with injuries and a host of inexperienced kids on the bench, it looked pretty bleak for Leeds – but Marcelo Bielsa’s men fought back admirably.
Substitute Jack Clarke brought Leeds back into the game at 2-1, and defender Pontus Jansson brought the Whites level just five minutes later.
A point would have been great, but Leeds went one further as Kemar Roofe struck the winning goal in the 95th minute, completely turning the game on its head.
After the game, ex-Leeds midfielder Ronaldo Vieira took to Twitter to call former teammate Roofe a ‘beaut’ for his goal, whilst club owner Andrea Radrizzani also celebrated Roofe’s goal as Leeds claimed all three points – and guaranteed top spot for Christmas.
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