Video: Incredible scenes in Championship, Leeds 'gives' Villa a goal after unsportsmanlike opener

28 apr 2019

Now we've seen it all. In the big clash between Leeds and Aston Villa in the Championship, the home side decided to give their opponents a goal after taking the lead in an unsportsmanlike manner.

It all started when one of the Villa players went down injured after a challenge with a defender. Unlike the away side, Leeds continued to play and the Villa players urged them to put the ball out of the play. For a second, it looked like they were going to do so, but they ended up scoring a goal instead against a more or less unexistent defence.

As expected, a big fight broke out between the player and as a result of this, multiple players were booked while Villa's El Ghazi was shown a straight red. In the end, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa convinced his players to let the opponents score, which looked rather bizarre as the equaliser materialized.

I have never seen the likes of this- fair play to Leeds as putting right a wrong pic.twitter.com/LW1dEQJPmU
— Chris Hoey (@ChrisHoey) 28 april 2019