Dani van den Heuvel: Could do little about the opening goal of the game but handled everything else that came his way. 7
Kris Moore: Started on the left but switched to the right and shored things up considerably. Looked the part once more. 7
Diogo Monteiro: A steady performance at the back, helped to keep Villa quiet for large periods and looked tidy next to Mullen. 7
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Jeremiah Mullen: Stepped inside after a couple of games at full-back and looked comfortable, contributed to a solid defensive performance. 7
Charlie Allen: Struggled to deal with the threat of Kadan Young in the opening stages and that led to the first goal but looked a lot more comfortable on the left after making the swap. 6
Darko Gyabi: A controlled performance in the middle. Kept things ticking over for the Whites and looked to have a destructive presence, too. 8
Archie Gray: Not his best showing but still ran himself into the ground. Relentless energy in the middle. 7
Sean McGurk: A classy performance for the Whites. Pulled the strings and collected the assist for Sonny Perkins’ effort. 8
Sonny Perkins: Struggled to get himself involved at times but popped up just before the break with a smart finish to give United the lead. 7
Georginio Rutter: Dangerous with his running game throughout and Sam Allardyce, who was in attendance, will have taken note. 8
Mateo Joseph: Played in a range of positions across the front line but never stopped running. Took his goal well and showed more than his fair share of classy touches. 8
Charlie Crew (Rutter 71): Impressed when he came on the field. Kept things stable as Leeds looked to see out the result. 7
Luca Thomas (McGurk 71): Slotted onto the left but couldn’t have a huge say on proceedings. 6
Connor Ferguson (Allen 81): Got forward well when in possession. N/A
James Debayo (Perkins 87): N/A
Not used: Harry Christy.
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