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Tony Xia reacts to Aston Villa draw

Tony Xia, Owner of Aston Villa looks on ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Sunderland at Villa Park on November 21, 20...
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Aston Villa drew with Leeds United at Elland Road in the Championship on Friday.

Tony Xia, Owner of Aston Villa looks on ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Sunderland at Villa Park on November 21, 2017 in Birmingham, England.

Aston Villa chairman Tony Xia has taken to social networking site Twitter to give his reaction to his side’s draw with Leeds United.

Villa played out a 1-1 draw with Leeds away from home at Elland Road in the Championship.

Sweden international central defender Pontus Jansson put the home team in the lead in the 19th minute, and Henri Lansbury restored parity for the Villans on 71 minutes.

Villa chairman Xia has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Steve Bruce’s side’s performance against Leeds.

Dr Tony Xia, Chairman of Aston Villa walks the pitch during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on April 23, 2017 in Birmingham, England.

A general view prior to the pre-season friendly match between Aston Villa and Watford at Villa Park on July 29, 2017 in Birmingham, England.

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Elland Road on Friday evening, hosts Leeds had 52% of the possession, took seven shots of which one was on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Villa had 48% of the possession, took eight shots of which four were on target, and earned one corner, according to BBC Sport.

The Villans are now fourth in the Championship table with 36 points from 20 matches.

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