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Premier League · Matchweek 26

Leeds vs Aston Villa lineups

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Leeds host Aston Villa at Elland Road on 20 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 26 of the Premier League. They last met on 21 February 2026, when Aston Villa and Leeds drew 1-1.

Leeds vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Elland Road, Leeds
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 26

Leeds vs Aston Villa lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Leeds vs Aston Villa head to head

3
Leeds wins
6
Draws
6
Aston Villa wins

17–19 on goals in 15 meetings since 3 December 2016

Recent Leeds vs Aston Villa results

  1. Aston Villa1–1LeedsPremier LeagueVilla Park
  2. Leeds1–2Aston VillaPremier LeagueElland Road
  3. Aston Villa2–1LeedsPremier LeagueVilla Park
  4. Leeds0–0Aston VillaPremier LeagueElland Road
  5. Aston Villa1–0LeedsClub friendly

Leeds vs Aston Villa history

Leeds have won none of the last five, with two drawn. Aston Villa last won at Elland Road on 23 November 2025, by 2-1. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Aston Villa are unbeaten in the last eight meetings.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds, February 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Leeds, 5-4-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 23Damián MartínezG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 4Ezri KonsaD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 24Amadou OnanaM
  7. 21Douglas LuizM
  8. 31Leon BaileyM
  9. 27Morgan RogersM
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 64James WrightG
  2. 6Ross BarkleyM
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 26Lamare BogardeM
  6. 12Lucas DigneD
  7. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  8. 19Jadon SanchoF
  9. 16Andrés GarcíaD

Coach: Unai Emery

Leeds crest
LeedsFormation 5-4-1
  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Jayden BogleD
  3. 24James JustinD
  4. 6Joseph RodonD
  5. 5Pascal StruijkD
  6. 3Gabriel GudmundssonD
  7. 18Anton StachM
  8. 4Ethan AmpaduM
  9. 44Ilia GruevM
  10. 11Brenden AaronsonM
  11. 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF

Bench

  1. 1Lucas PerriG
  2. 7Daniel JamesM
  3. 23Sebastiaan BornauwD
  4. 15Jaka BijolD
  5. 14Lukas NmechaF
  6. 8Sean LongstaffM
  7. 10Joël PiroeF
  8. 22Ao TanakaM
  9. 29Degnand GnontoF

Coach: Daniel Farke

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Leeds in a 5-4-1 when the clubs last met, on 21 February 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Anton Stach and Tammy Abraham scored. Damián Martínez and Karl Darlow started in goal.

Leeds vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Leeds vs Aston Villa?
Leeds vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 February 2027 at Elland Road in Leeds. The match is Matchweek 26 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Leeds vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Aston Villa and Leeds drew 1-1 on 21 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 2-1 on 23 November 2025 in the Premier League. Leeds have won 3 of the 15 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 6.

Aston Villa vs Leeds at Villa Park

Updated 23 September 2026