Aston Villa 1–1 Leeds United
- Abraham 88'
- Stach 31'
21 February 2026
The match in data
A 1–1 draw between Aston Villa and Leeds United on 21 February 2026, on matchday 27 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Matty Cash (Aston Villa), rated 66, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 3 interceptions. Cash produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Leeds United, the highest-rated player was Ethan Ampadu, with 62.
Matty Cash
Aston Villa · 87'
Produced 1.28× and cost 0.38× their position's average
- 10 final-third passes 1.9×
- 3 interceptions 2.8×
- 7 duels won 1.5×
- 6 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezri Konsa | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Matty Cash ★ | Defender | 87 | 66 |
| Jadon Sancho | Forward | 29 | 65 |
| Amadou Onana | Midfielder | 61 | 58 |
| Ross Barkley | Midfielder | 29 | 56 |
| Douglas Luiz | Midfielder | 87 | 49 |
| Tyrone Mings | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Leon Bailey | Forward | 61 | 41 |
| Ollie Watkins | Forward | 90 | 38 |
| Emiliano Martínez | Goalkeeper | 90 | 35 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| Emiliano Buendía | Forward | 75 | 33 |
| Morgan Rogers | Midfielder | 90 | 24 |
| Tammy Abraham | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Andrés García | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Lamare Bogarde | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ampadu | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Karl Darlow | Goalkeeper | 90 | 62 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| James Justin | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Anton Stach | Midfielder | 83 | 44 |
| Jayden Bogle | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Joe Rodon | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Pascal Struijk | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | Defender | 46 | 31 |
| Jaka Bijol | Defender | 44 | 27 |
| Ilia Gruev | Midfielder | 90 | 23 |
| Brenden Aaronson | Midfielder | 73 | 20 |
| Lukas Nmecha | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Sean Longstaff | Midfielder | 7 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Aston Villa player recovered the most balls?
Leon Bailey, with 9 recoveries. Next: Douglas Luiz 5, Ezri Konsa 4.
In the 1–1 draw against Leeds United, Leon Bailey showed defensive energy for Aston Villa with 9 ball recoveries. That comfortably led Douglas Luiz with 5 and Ezri Konsa with 4.
Which Leeds United player won the most aerial duels?
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Ethan Ampadu 2, Joe Rodon 2.
Helping earn an away point in the 1–1 draw, Dominic Calvert-Lewin dominated Leeds United's aerial play with 6 duels won. That tripled the totals of Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, who had 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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