Rogers double helps Aston Villa rally to put Leeds in trouble

Five defeats in six and the anxiety is beginning to show for Leeds. For the second game in a row they took an early lead through Lukas Nmecha but ended up with nothing, Morgan Rogers producing a pair of remarkable finishes to lift Aston Villa into the Champions League qualification slots. Leeds remain in the relegation zone.

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Morgan Rogers salutes the fans after scoring a superb free-kick

"Performance-wise we've turned back to what we want to be," said Daniel Farke. "We should've taken some points from this game. We are not back to our best. We can still improve, but at the end we are just disappointed we did not get any points." Given the way Leeds faded in the second half and their lack of guile throughout, that was perhaps an overly sanguine reading.

Villa began the season apparently still feeling the hangover from missing out on Champions League football. But they have won nine of their past 11 in all competitions and the depth of their squad is beginning to tell. Donyell Malen began on the bench and, while he may not have scored in his third successive game, his arrival at halftime shifted the momentum as Villa became only the second away side in 26 to win in the league at Elland Road.

"We started poorly but we've found a bit of rhythm and stuck together as a group," said Matty Cash. "You have to be resilient in places like this. In the second half we played really well."