Jayden Bogle also gave his thoughts to reporters after full time at Villa Park
Isaac Johnson Leeds United reporter
05:00, 23 Feb 2026
Anton Stach celebrates with Jayden Bogle
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Anton Stach celebrates with Jayden Bogle(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
“Horrible” was how Leeds United defender Jayden Bogle described Aston Villa’s late equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Villa Park.
It was a true gut-punch. Leeds have not won away from home in the Premier League since September, yet have only lost once on the road since going down 3-2 to Manchester City in November, a stretch of seven games.
“We could do with a few more (away) wins if I’m honest,” said Daniel Farke after full time. “But I think there are also not many sides who have, in the recent months, lost less games on the road than we have.”
Leeds are ticking along towards safety with every game they don’t lose. There now just 11 games to go with relegation rivals Wolves and Burnley still to play at home.
After the clash with Manchester City next weekend, Leeds only play one current top six club - Manchester United - and three of the top 10 to play for the rest of the season.
So to earn darws at Chelsea and Villa in their last two away matches is invaluable. Yet there is a very real sense that Leeds could be more than six points above the drop zone.
“I think we had chances to win the game,” Bogle told reporters. “But it's difficult place to come, so you have to take your chances or you can get punished.”
Anton Stach - who hit home his third free kick of the season from more than 40 yards out to give Leeds a 1-0 half-time lead - echoed the difficulty of the game.
“I think overall we have to say it was a fair result,” he told LUTV, referencing the dominance the hosts enjoyed in the second half. “We have taken points at some of the hardest grounds to play at in the Premier League.”
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Stach returned from a three-game injury absence to hammer home his fourth goal of the season. It might be his best yet.
Explaining his goal, Stach said: “Before the free-kick they (teammates) asked, yeah, maybe go second post. But then I saw that the goalkeeper had been lurking for the second post, and then I just thought 'I will just do it'. I just tried it, because why not and then it worked out.”
The fact that it did not end up being the winner after Tammy Abraham kneed in an 88th-minute leveller only makes the draw more painful. Leeds now top the Premier League chart for most goals conceded in the final 15 minutes of a game (14).
Farke - who appeared to be on the brink of losing his job in November’s reverse fixture before sparking Leeds' tactical revival in that stoppage-time loss at Man City - recognised this habit.
But he also summarised: “It’s crazy that you travel here as a newly promoted side to one of the title contenders, one of the best teams in this country and also in Europe, and you are slightly disappointed with just one point.
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“This really good point for us and another top, top away performance came so close, really, to win all three.”
He added: “If we show further performances like we have shown on the road and also in the home games, we have a great chance to achieve our goals.”