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Both Leeds and Aston Villa remain in the bottom half after a hard-fought clash at Elland RoadLeeds battled to earn a goalless draw with Aston Villa despite playing with only 10 men for the majority of the second half.
In a bad-tempered match, Colombia winger Luis Sinisterra was sent off after 48 minutes for two bookings - a foul on John McGinn and then blocking the ball when Douglas Luiz tried to take a quick free-kick.
Villa almost immediately took advantage of the extra player but Philippe Coutinho's volley bounced off the woodwork with England striker Ollie Watkins unable to convert the rebound.
The home side could have won it late on when substitute Patrick Bamford forced a fine save from Emiliano Martinez, with the Argentine also saving Brenden Aaronson's follow-up.
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For 23-year-old Sinisterra, a £21m summer signing from Feyenoord, it was a harsh blow after a great few weeks in his career.
He has scored three goals for Leeds this season and during the international break netted his first ever goal for Colombia in a 4-1 win over Guatemala, quickly following that with two more in a 3-2 victory against Mexico.
But three minutes into the second half, he stuck his foot out to block Douglas Luiz's free-kick and referee Stuart Atwell showed him a second yellow card.
The home fans and players were furious but the winger eventually left the field. Seconds later, Coutinho hit the post with a volley in a rare moment of skill in a frantic encounter high on passion and commitment.
Gerrard frustrated as Villa fail to get a winner
Villa manager Steven Gerrard was left frustrated at the result as his side aimed to win back-to-back matches for the first time this season after a 1-0 win over Southampton last time out.
The ex-England midfielder showed his annoyance at his side's failure to break the hosts down late on when he booted a water bottle along the touchline after Ollie Watkins had been denied by Illan Meslier.
This was the 20th game Leeds had played since Jesse Marsch replaced the sacked Marcelo Bielsa in February, although the American had to watch from the stands as he served a one-game ban for being sent off in the 5-2 loss at Brentford.
He spent the match watching from the press seats at the back of the stand and saw a feisty encounter that ended with six different players receiving at least a caution.
Meslier was the busier of the two goalkeepers, saving first-half efforts from Watkins and Coutinho, while Villa skipper John McGinn had a goalbound effort deflected wide.
Following Sinisterra's dismissal, the visitors had the majority of the ball but could not beat Meslier, while Bamford, on as a substitute, was denied at the other end with both sides ultimately picking up a point apiece.
Player of the match
RocaMarc Roca
with an average of 6.81
Leeds United
Squad number8Player nameRoca
Squad number1Player nameMeslier
Squad number9Player nameBamford
Squad number5Player nameKoch
Squad number12Player nameAdams
Squad number6Player nameCooper
Squad number2Player nameAyling
Squad number21Player nameStruijk
Squad number7Player nameAaronson
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
Squad number25Player nameKristensen
Squad number43Player nameKlich
Squad number11Player nameHarrison
Squad number10Player nameSummerville
Squad number3Player nameFirpo
Squad number23Player nameSinisterra
Aston Villa
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number1Player nameMartínez
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number5Player nameMings
Squad number10Player nameBuendía
Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey
Squad number23Player namePhilippe Coutinho
Squad number20Player nameBednarek
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number17Player nameAugustinsson
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number9Player nameIngs
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 25KristensenSubstituted forAylingat 68'minutes
- 5KochBooked at 83mins
- 6Cooper
- 21Struijk
- 12Adams
- 8RocaBooked at 35minsSubstituted forFirpoat 58'minutes
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forSummervilleat 79'minutes
- 7AaronsonSubstituted forKlichat 79'minutes
- 23SinisterraBooked at 48mins
- 19RodrigoBooked at 39minsSubstituted forBamfordat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Ayling
- 3Firpo
- 9Bamford
- 10Summerville
- 13Klaesson
- 14Llorente
- 29Gnonto
- 42Greenwood
- 43Klich
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Martínez
- 18Young
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 17AugustinssonBooked at 6minsSubstituted forBednarekat 45+4'minutes
- 41J RamseySubstituted forIngsat 83'minutes
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 7McGinn
- 31BaileyBooked at 64minsSubstituted forBuendíaat 64'minutes
- 11Watkins
- 23Coutinho
Substitutes
- 8Sanson
- 9Ings
- 10Buendía
- 19Nakamba
- 20Bednarek
- 25Olsen
- 32Dendoncker
- 35Archer
- 52Bogarde
Referee:Stuart Attwell
Attendance:36,582
Live Text
Match ends, Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 0.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 0.
Attempt blocked. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by John McGinn.
Attempt blocked. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pascal Struijk (Leeds United).
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mateusz Klich (Leeds United).
Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa).
Robin Koch (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
Robin Koch (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Robin Koch (Leeds United).
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