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Aston Villa Overcomes Leeds United's Wasted Chances to Secure 2-1 Victory at Villa Park

- World Soccer Today -

Unai Emery's Aston Villa team secured a 2-1 victory over Leeds United at Villa Park on Friday, despite Leeds' efforts to score.

In a game on Friday, Aston Villa defeated Leeds United 2-1 at Villa Park.

Leon Bailey and Emi Buendia scored early in the first and second halves respectively for Villa.

Despite Patrick Bamford scoring for Leeds in the last 7 minutes, the defeat left them only two points above the relegation zone.

Leeds had many opportunities to score but poor finishing and the impressive performance of Villa's goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, kept them from equalizing.

The visitors also had a goal disallowed due to offside.

Villa stays in 11th place but is now level on points with Chelsea and is close to reaching the top half of the league.

The match saw Villa bounce back from a surprise defeat in the FA Cup to League Two team Stevenage the previous weekend.

Unai Emery's Villa team took an early lead after just three minutes when Boubacar Kamara set up Bailey to score with a curled shot.

Leeds controlled much of the first half but were unable to convert their chances due to poor finishing, good fortune, and Martinez's goalkeeping.

Rodrigo did manage to score for Leeds, but his effort was cleared off the line by Villa debutant Alex Moreno.

Leeds continued to press in the second half, but Buendia's goal in the second half sealed the victory for Villa.

Despite a late goal from Bamford, it was not enough for Leeds to mount a comeback, and the team's winless streak extended to seven games.

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