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Thought first 25 we were ok, matching them, leading up to the Pato chance. Since then we look well second best, getting forced back, and frankly lucky to be level. Not picking up players, passing game disjointed and Reid not being given a chance. Only good news I suppose is that it is level!

With Derby and Man City up next would be favoriates to lose seven on the bounce, which feels a bit odd really. Easy in hindsight, but given everyone being 100% would have started with the same 11 and bought on Kent and/or Walsh if things were going ok. We just sounded a bit disjointed. Disappointing, need to get back to some league form. Thin lines went against us today.

Thought it was important we got something from today. Ho hum.

Dirty Leeds down to ten men.

Understand the point, would overall still be delighted to get in the POs however. Maybe players a bit mentally tired today. Not been quite at it so far.

Derby one up.

No goal anywhere yet in our league. We have yet to have an effort.

Feel a little bit for Mags as think he has been starting to show signs of settling in to the role, but no real complaints about that side. Would be nice to see Kent get a run, hopefully when we are cruising.

Well, as bad days at the office go, that as right up there. Villa pulled our pants down, and is often the case in this type of game, everything they did worked. 6 efforts on target, 5 goals.

People knocking where we have progressed to this season are a clown.

Villa will say rightly they are missing players like Terry and Kodjia. We have just had to ask too much of a core 11 time and time again, and I am not convinced they are all at 100%, but have to play.

Well, we played double or quits at half time...we got the double. Looking at our eleven out their right now, and the positions they are playing is not ok.

We have gone all charge of the light brigade since half time...with similar results. Was a pretty desperate throw in fairness, and became more Benny Hill.

What happens when you go for such a Hail Mary. No one quite sure up front how to play with each other.

Going to be one of those days...

Got away with a lot over the past couple of months really, but Albert today really making it look like we have CBs rather than full backs playing.

Villa deserve that. Other than a neat first ten minutes been all one way really. Albert ripping us a new one, Grealish pulling strings and we are running on empty. Still disappointed given our CBs that both their goals have effectively come from headers. Hopefully we can stay third!

Agree with that. Just a shame we had two such critical games back to back at this exact time. Ho hum.

Going to do well to avoid a tonking here. Ref giving us nothing, and we look...tired.

At the most moment it feels like dig in, keep it 1-0 and hope the game turns somehow.

First time they had got anything going. Good cross from Albert, Baker out jumped, 1-0. Ho hum,

Not an expert but think you have the right to 48hrs. We invoked it and Villa had to go along with it. We could if we wanted let it ride and agree to 3pm kick off.

15 gone, no lack of effort on our part and we are certainly edging it for me. Created a few half chances.

Took the ball smack on his face?

Given all the other results in the top six, would not be bad at all. Mind you, going second again after what happened with Wolves would send out a message...