Aston Villa and Leeds United’s Championship fixture unravelled in an extraordinary melee midway through the second half after six minutes which featured two controversial goals, a brawl, a red card and heated argument between Marcelo Bielsa and John Terry. He apologised for what happened. Anwar El Ghazi swung an elbow in the direction of Patrick Bamford but appeared to miss the Leeds striker. Patrick Bamford holds his head after Anwar El Ghazi's elbow. Bielsa and Terry then squared up and began to furiously argue on the touchline while their players descended into a brawl on the pitch. Stuart Dallas crashed a low shot wide after another spell of concerted Leeds pressure before the break, but the first half ended goalless. Luke Ayling's cross found its way to Jack Harrison in the penalty area and the winger mis-hit his shot from six yards. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. It was a good game of football until that moment.”. Bielsa's side should have taken a ninth-minute lead though.
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Jonathan Kodjia was fouled and went down injured on the half-way line, with Leeds opting to play on while the Villa team called for the ball to be kicked … Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Leeds vs Aston Villa: Marcelo Bielsa plays down decision to allow Villa to score unopposed equaliser. Every credit to Leeds and Marcelo Bielsa for putting that right. Referee Stuart Attwell incensed the home crowd and the Leeds bench with several contentious decisions, with skipper Liam Cooper and later Bielsa both booked. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. On whether Villa will appeal against El Ghazi’s red card, Smith added: “Without a shadow. Leeds picked up where they left off in the second period after injured defender Dallas and Harrison were replaced by Gaetano Berardi and Tyler Roberts. But after conferring with his assistants, Stuart Attwell then sent off the winger.
Ahmed Elmohamady put in a timely block to deny Harrison at the far post soon after as Leeds began to hit their stride. I asked him and he agreed. I will be absolutely amazed if it’s not rescinded. Bielsa the confirmed that he had instructed his players to allow Villa to score their uncontested goal. Bielsa then appeared to order his side to allow Villa to score an uncontested equaliser, but Pontus Jansson attempted to halt Albert Adomah as the striker was allowed to run through on goal by every other Leeds player. Fair play to them.
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Adam Forshaw lashed a shot from the edge of the area over the crossbar, but Villa responded through John McGinn's flicked header, which was well saved by Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla. An injury, two controversial goals, a brawl and a red card played out in just 360 seconds.