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Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds: Emi Buendia and Leon Bailey strike in either half to down Jesse Marsch's side despite Patrick Bamford halving the deficit late on... as the turnaround under Unai Emery continues

Aston Villa moved level on points with 10th place Chelsea in the Premier League standings after securing their first home league victory of the season in a 2-1 thriller at Villa Park.

Leon Bailey opened the scoring just three minutes into the game as Aston Villa broke forwards off the back of a Leeds corner and rounding off a well-worked move that saw the Jamaican's curling effort find a way past the Leeds goalkeeper.

The visitors fought hard to create chances and control large spells of the remainder of the first-half but couldn't capitalise on good chances as Villa's World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez produced several stunning saves.