Aston Villa held by Leeds as Brighton get much-needed win

Tammy Abraham got here off the bench to earn some extent for Aston Villa in a irritating 1-1 draw with Leeds at Villa Park.

Villa may have lower the hole to Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal with a win however appeared stodgy all through in opposition to a hard-working and organised Leeds outfit.

Actually, Leeds had been the higher aspect within the first half and took a deserved lead when Anton Stach hit an unbelievable free-kick from 35 yards previous an out of place Emiliano Martinez.

The strike gave Daniel Farke’s aspect the platform to absorb wave after wave of stress within the second half. Villa had 74% possession general however struggled to create a lot of observe, with Ollie Watkins scoring from an offside place a uncommon second of pleasure.

Leeds sub Lukas Nmecha may have headed a second earlier than Abraham got here on to avoid wasting some extent on the Holte Finish. A nook was whipped in, Ezri Konsa headed it down and Abraham diverted it in along with his thigh.

The draw means Villa keep third however drop two factors on Arsenal, who will now have an eight-point cushion on the high in the event that they win at Spurs on Sunday.

For Leeds, in the meantime, some extent from Villa Park is the form of resilient outcome that might finally maintain them within the Premier League.

Seagulls get important win on the highway

James Milner wrote his identify into Premier League historical past because the Seagulls picked up a commanding 2-0 win that dealt a major blow to Brentford’s European ambitions.

Milner set a brand new file of 654 Premier League appearances to maneuver away from former Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis teammate Gareth Barry.