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11/23 10:19 CST Rogers double helps Aston Villa beat Leeds 2-1 in Premier
League. Arsenal-Tottenham next
Rogers double helps Aston Villa beat Leeds 2-1 in Premier League.
Arsenal-Tottenham next
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Morgan Rogers scored twice --- including a stunning winner from a free kick ---
as Aston Villa came from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 in the Premier League on
Sunday.
The playmaker has just come back from international duty with England, where he
is currently keeping Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham out of the starting team.
Rogers showed exactly why against Leeds, clipping in a finish from Donyell
Malen's cross for the equalizer in the 48th before demonstrating wonderful
technique to whip a free kick over the defensive wall and into the net in the
75th.
Leeds took the lead at a highly charged Elland Road when Lukas Nmecha bundled
in from close range after Villa defender Ezri Konsa cleared the ball off the
goalline following Anton Stach's header. There was a video review to check if
Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez was impeded in the build-up but the goal was
allowed.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin thought he'd equalized for Leeds two minutes after
Rogers' second goal but it was ruled out for handball.
It was Villa's sixth win in the last seven league games, after starting the
campaign without a victory in the team's first five games. Villa moved up to
fourth place.
Promoted Leeds has now lost five of its last six games and has dropped into the
relegation zone.
Later, Arsenal hosts Tottenham in the north London derby and will look to
stretch its lead to six points over second-placed Chelsea. Manchester City is a
point further back in third.
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