Villa cruise to victory at Leeds | Marsch: We have more work to do

Jesse Marsch suffered a second straight Premier League defeat as Leeds boss as Aston Villa cruised to a 3-0 victory at Elland Road to deepen the Yorkshire club's relegation troubles.

It was another worrying performance from Leeds, who, after a lacklustre start, fell behind in the 22nd minute when Philippe Coutinho's low shot took a faint touch off defender Pascal Struijk to beat goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

Leeds failed to create any scoring chances in the first half and Marsch reacted by sending on Joe Gelhardt for Rodrigo at half-time, and he also sent Patrick Bamford on for his first appearance of 2022 after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

However, Leeds' fortunes did not change and Matty Cash fired Villa into a 2-0 lead in the 66th minute. The defender found himself in plenty of space on the right edge of the penalty area after being picked out by Danny Ings' superb diagonal ball, and the full-back cut inside to beat Meslier with a fierce low drive inside the near post.

Villa made the game safe eight minutes later as Chambers' brilliant strike picked out the top corner to compound Leeds' problems and send the home fans to the exits.

The final whistle brought boos from the Leeds supporters who stayed inside the ground as Marsch's side's drop towards the relegation zone continued. Leeds, who have suffered six straight defeats, conceding 21 goals, stay 16th but are just two points above the relegation places having played more games than Everton and Burnley below them.

Villa made it three wins from their last three games, scoring nine goals and conceding none as they move into the top half of the table.

Marsch is under no illusions as to the size of the task he faces in keeping Leeds in the Premier League after their