Villa and Leeds draw a dour blank

Aston Villa 0 Leeds 0

Vassell and Smith had the chance to step up their claims and impress England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson ahead of the European Championship qualifiers with Slovakia and Macedonia but both were kept in check.

Both sides have underachieved so far this season and there was little evidence from this performance that they will be challenging for anything but the consolation prizes in the Barclaycard Premiership this season.