English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 17': Ezri Konsa
  • 54': Ezri Konsa
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2 - 1
  • 14': Harvey Barnes

Konsa double earns Villa 2-1 win over Leicester in EPL

— Ezri Konsa scored twice as Aston Villa rallied to beat Leicester 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday and continue its revival under Steven Gerrard.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 14': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 17': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 54': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Sanson replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces Patson Daka.
  • 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 86': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 90': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,572

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 35 82 3
+33 Arsenal 35 67 4
+24 Manchester City 35 64 9
+21 Newcastle United 35 63 10
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Statistics

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25 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
58.9 Possession 41.1
12 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
424 Accurate Passes 271
524 Passes 359
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 49
29 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 21
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 10
11 Effective Clearances 21
11 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
18 Ashley Young
2 Matty Cash
19 Marvelous Nakamba Yellow Card
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
11 Ollie Watkins
10 Emiliano Buendía
41 Jacob Ramsey

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
6 Jonny Evans
33 Luke Thomas
27 Timothy Castagne
10 James Maddison Yellow Card
25 Wilfred Ndidi
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
29 Patson Daka
7 Harvey Barnes
37 Ademola Lookman

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