Rogers seals Villa victory with one Ell of a free-kick

ASTON Villa moved into the Premier League's top four after coming from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 at Elland Road.

- By JOHN TOWNLEY

The hosts opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a goal Villa will feel was both poor and avoidable. But Morgan Rogers levelled the game shortly after the second-half restart, before the England international sealed the comeback with a stunning free-kick 15 minutes from time.

Leeds came into the game winless in their previous five Premier League meetings with Villa, dating back to a 3-0 away victory in October 2020. Villa, meanwhile, had lost only one of their last 11 topflight away fixtures at Elland Road.

Eight of Leeds' 11 points prior to kickoff this season had been won at Elland Road and they made the ideal start, taking an eighth-minute lead after a lengthy VAR decision.

Sean Longstaff's free-kick was hooked back across goal by Gabriel Gudmundsson and after Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez dropped the ball under pressure from Anton Stach, Ezri Konsa's attempted clearance rebounded off Nmecha and into the net.