Aston Villa secured a 2-1 victory over Leeds United, fueled by a double from Morgan Rogers, shifting the pressure onto Leeds as they face a challenging run of fixtures. Rogers scored twice in the second half – once in the 47th minute and again in the 75th – to overturn Leeds’ lead and propel Villa to a crucial win.
The result intensifies Leeds’ struggles for goals and places them in a precarious position ahead of upcoming matches against Manchester City and Chelsea.While villa strengthens their position, Leeds face an uphill battle to climb out of the relegation zone, hampered by a consistent inability to generate scoring opportunities from open play.A potential equalizer from Leeds was disallowed after replays revealed Dominic Calvert-Lewin used his hand to redirect the ball into the net.
Rogers’ first goal arrived just two minutes into the second half, capitalizing on a cutback from Lucas Digne and converting with a flicked shot. His second was a remarkable free-kick from the edge of the box, deceiving Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri with its unusual trajectory.Rogers celebrated the second goal with VillaS set-piece coach, Austin MacPhee.