Aston Villa vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
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2 - 4
2 - 4
Leicester stun Aston Villa with comeback victory in six-goal thriller
Leicester City twice came from a goal down in a frenetic first half to eventually claim a valuable 4-2 victory at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 9': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 12': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 32': Own Goal by Harry Souttar, Leicester City. Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
- 41': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 45'+2': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 3. Tetê (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
- 56': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ashley Young.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 79': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 4. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Leon Bailey.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Tetê.
- 86': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 4.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
+43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
+44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
+21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
LEI | AVL | |
---|---|---|
0 | Fouls | 0 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
0 | Possession | 0 |
0 | SHOTS | 0 |
0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
5 | Tyrone Mings |
4 | Ezri Konsa |
27 | Lucas Digne |
18 | Ashley Young |
6 | Douglas Luiz |
44 | Boubacar Kamara |
10 | Emiliano Buendía |
41 | Jacob Ramsey |
11 | Ollie Watkins |
31 | Leon Bailey |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
3 | Wout Faes |
15 | Harry Souttar |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
10 | James Maddison |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
8 | Youri Tielemans |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
37 | Mateus Tetê |
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