{"id":352307,"date":"2026-02-23T16:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/352307\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:15:15","slug":"ethan-ampadu-equals-leeds-legend-jack-charlton-after-1-1-draw-with-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/352307\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Ampadu equals Leeds legend Jack Charlton after 1-1 draw with Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ethan<\/p>\n

Credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\"Alex <\/p>\n

Mon 23 February 2026 7:45, UK <\/p>\n

Ethan Ampadu matched Jack Charlton\u2019s tally of competitive Leeds United starts as captain during the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ampadu<\/a> played the full 90 minutes on Saturday as Daniel Farke\u2019s side were denied what would have been a magnificent victory away at Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Anton Stach\u2019s long-range free-kick gave the visitors the lead on the half-hour mark, with the German catching out Emiliano Martinez and curling an audacious effort into the top corner.<\/p>\n

However, Leeds<\/a> only came away from the Midlands with a point, after Tammy Abraham turned home in the 88th minute to ensure the spoils were shared.<\/p>\n

Ethan Ampadu matches Jack Charlton<\/p>\n

Ampadu has been a standout player for Leeds this season and is undoubtedly one of the first names on Farke\u2019s teamsheet every single week.<\/p>\n

Bar the 1-1 draw with Manchester United in early January, for which he was suspended, the Welshman has started the last 24 Premier League games in a row.<\/p>\n

As per LUFCDATA on X, Ampadu has now moved into the top 20 for most competitive Leeds starts as captain.<\/p>\n

Following the draw with Aston Villa, the midfielder now sits alongside the legendary Jack Charlton<\/a>, with the pair both on 77.<\/p>\n

Ampadu\u2019s next target is Luke Ayling, who started 80 competitive Leeds games as captain, but he is still a distance away from the late Billy Bremner (488) at the top of the list.<\/p>\n

What did Ethan Ampadu say about Aston Villa draw?<\/p>\n

As a result of the point away at Villa Park, Leeds remain six points clear of the Premier League<\/a> relegation zone.<\/p>\n

Farke\u2019s<\/a> side have now lost just two of their last 16 games, and on current form will have no issue avoiding an immediate return to the Championship.<\/p>\n

Despite the positive overall situation, Ampadu was still left frustrated with the manner in which Leeds threw away victory against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

\"Ethan<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram after the full-time whistle, the 25-year-old highlighted Leeds\u2019 strong performance on the road, as well as thanking the travelling support.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cStrong away performance but left frustrated. Another point. Amazing travelling support as always.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manchester City are next at Elland Road, before some much-needed winnable games arrive in the bid to stay in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

For more in-depth coverage on Leeds, fans can visit Football Insider<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Mon 23 February 2026 7:45, UK Ethan Ampadu matched Jack Charlton\u2019s tally of competitive Leeds United…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[76],"tags":[18,165322,19,17,165323,132],"class_list":["post-352307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-eire","tag-ethan-ampadu","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jack-charlton","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116120841589685259","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}