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 might have lower the hole to Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal with a win however seemed stodgy all through in opposition to a hard-working and organised Leeds outfit.
Actually, Leeds have been the higher facet within the first half and took a deserved lead when Anton Stach hit an unimaginable free-kick from 35 yards previous an out of place Emiliano Martinez.
The strike gave Daniel Farke’s facet the platform to absorb wave after wave of strain within the second half. Villa had 74% possession total 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 might 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 together 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 type of resilient outcome that might finally preserve them within the Premier League.
Seagulls get important win on the street
James Milner wrote his identify into Premier League historical past because the Seagulls picked up a commanding 2-0 win that dealt a big blow to Brentford’s European ambitions.
Milner set a brand new report of 654 Premier League appearances to maneuver away from former Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis teammate Gareth Barry.
Brighton scored by Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck both facet of the break as Fabian Hürzeler’s facet have been ruthless on the counter.
For Brentford, this was a chastening afternoon. Keith Andrews’ facet had gained seven and drawn two of their earlier 11 league video games, however they have been second greatest all through and have now misplaced back-to-back residence league matches.
Milner has now confronted 43 totally different sides within the Premier League – nearly half of the Soccer League.
