A draw was the fair result. "A frantic first half... James kicked off a brilliant first half with a fine finish to hand Leeds an early lead Coutinho is the sixth Villa player to score in each of his first two Premier League appearances at Villa Park, and the first since Carlton Cole in August 2004 Ramsey fires past Illan Meslier after being released by Coutinho's stunning pass Ramsey celebrates his second goal James scrambles home Leeds' second on the stroke of half time Coutinho's starring role Philippe Coutinho celebrates his equaliser The star of what was a breathtaking first half of action was Coutinho. There were a few contenders too as James, who caused Villa problems every time he got on the ball, and Ramsey staked their claims with two goals apiece.

Aston Villa 3-3 Leeds: Five first-half goals before Diego Llorente rescues point for visitorsBoth Aston Villa and Leeds were forced to come from behind at different times as the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Villa Park. It was the hosts who started brightly, but the home fans were quickly silenced when Dan James fired past Emiliano Martinez on nine minutes. Rodrigo pinched the ball from Tyrone Mings on the edge of the area to find James and the winger beat the Villa goalkeeper with a smart low finish to hand the visitors the lead against the run of play.

"It felt like a basketball game in the first half. It was frantic, end-to-end and 100 mph. We almost brought into the Leeds style and we needed more calm heads out there so it looked more like our style. "It would have been unfair to go in 3-1 up I think. Leeds deserved that goal. They had a lot of movement and runners outside. We didn't have the same creativity ourselves going forward in the second half. "A draw was the right result. A fun game for the fans tonight but not one for the coaches! There was a lot to be pleased about in terms of our forward-play. Defensively we have to improve but Leeds are really unique.

How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League fixtures | Results | TableWatch PL highlights and clips for free on Sky SportsThe goals continued to come in an exhilarating first half and it was the Coutinho and Ramsey show again for Villa. Coutinho released Ramsey once again and the midfielder struck high into the net to spark wild celebrations from the home fans.

Subs: Chukwuemeka (6), Young (n/a), Chambers (n/a). Leeds: Meslier (6), Ayling (6), Koch (6), Struijk (6), Llorente (7), Dallas (6), Klich (6), Raphinha (5), James (8), Harrison (7), Rodrigo (7). Subs: Forshaw (n/a). Man of the match: Philippe Coutinho. Gerrard: 'It was frantic' | Bielsa: 'Draw a fair result' Image: Steven Gerrard congratulates Luke Ayling at full-time It was the sort of game the neutrals love but not the coaches. They'll have to sit down and watch all the drama unfold again as they look to analyse the good and the bad from their sides. "We wanted to take the sting out of the game, " said Villa boss Steven Gerrard.

James almost made it two when his long-range effort rattled the woodwork, but minutes later Villa were level. Philippe Coutinho collected Matty Cash's cross and, with Leeds standing off him, steered the ball low into the corner. The turnaround was complete eight minutes later and Coutinho was heavily involved again. The Brazilian produced a sublime turn to get away from Luke Ayling before splitting open the Leeds defence with a perfectly weighted through ball for Ramsey, finished past Illan Meslier to hand Villa the lead.

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However, it was the Brazilian who had the Villa fans on their feet on a number of occasions. The goal which brought Villa level was a wonderful finish after a perfect first touch set the strike up. The pass to release Ramsey for Villa's third was also a lovely piece of play, but the turn and through ball for Ramsey's first was sublime as Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher tweeted: "Coutinho wow! "Villa boss Gerrard was also glowing about Coutinho's performance. "It was vintage Philippe Coutinho tonight, " he said. "He's certainly getting back close to where he was when the whole world was speaking about him.

It was a wonderful game, just not for me! "We're still learning a lot about the players and they are about us. Leeds take you places you don't want to go. They have pace and talent. We will try and improve but sometimes you have to pay credit to the opposition as well. "Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa added: "It was a disputed game. The dominance was alternate with moments for one team with possibilities and then the other way around as well. "At the start, I don't know exactly when we were dominating until and were superior but some things we didn't continue doing and the game became unbalanced. "It was difficult but we got a stimulus at the end of the first half which got us closer. In the second half, we slowly started to deserve a draw.

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