Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Sport: “Good evening. This point is good. Why? This match is very difficult and this is the consistency we must keep. Leeds deserved to draw. We created chances in the second half but they had chances to score.
“They were defending lower than in the first half. They were pushing us. We tried to dominate in combination but it was difficult. We didn’t need to play a long ball to Watkins. We needed to play outside more than inside. The best chance we had was in the first half. Accepting how we finish drawing this match.”
On Tammy Abraham: “He is competing to improve our attacking third with Ollie Watkins. We played both today because we needed him. He was good. Today we achieved one point with his goal.
“Kamara is out for the season. We have players doing good work and they are performing and working.”
Aston Villa forward Tammy Abraham speaking to BBC Final Score: “Watching Leeds with their past few results they have been grabbing draws and making games tough for opponents. So we knew what to expect and we are happy that we didn’t end up losing the game and we just have to keep going and keep believing in ourselves.”
On whether the Villa dressing room feel like they are title contenders: “When I first arrived I spoke with a few of the boys and watching from a far you can see that the team has a lot of qualities. We’re delighted to be where we are today but we are so close, so we have to just keep pushing and keep believing in ourselves.
“Who knows what can happen? We are not too far from Arsenal who are at the top. Unfortunately today we didn’t get the win but we just have to keep pushing.”
On the battle for the centre forward role at Villa: “We spoke about it a few times in training [playing together], and luckily we were able to grab the goal so the gaffer can see that it can work. We know he is a top striker and he has been here for a few years and scored many goals, so is fantastic competition to have. I’m happy to be back home, I just need to find myself a house.”
On whether today’s opponents Leeds can stay in the top flight: “100%. They have a lot of quality and players who have been here before and done it. DCL [Calvert-Lewin] is currently good form and scoring goals and they are creating chances for him. They definitely have the quality to stay up.”
Did you know?
Aston Villa have won 19 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season – more than any other side – while only in 1993-94 have the Villans won more in a campaign in the competition, with 21.
You can listen to Unai Emery’s post-match comments on BBC Sounds