Aston Villa vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

Aston Villa

17': Ezri Konsa
54': Ezri Konsa

FT
2 - 1

Leicester City

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
+29	Arsenal	24	53	3
+26	Manchester City	24	47	5
+9	Aston Villa	24	46	6
+8	Manchester United	24	41	5

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		AVL
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

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
6	Douglas Luiz
7	John McGinn
11	Ollie Watkins
10	Emiliano Buendía
41	Jacob Ramsey

Substitutes:

Axel Tuanzebe, Anwar El Ghazi, Morgan Sanson, Tim Iroegbunam, Keinan Davis, Kortney Hause, Carney Chukwuemeka, Jed Steer, Jaden Philogene.

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
25	Wilfred Ndidi
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
29	Patson Daka
7	Harvey Barnes
37	Ademola Lookman

Substitutes:

Hamza Choudhury, Marc Albrighton, Vontae Daley-Campbell, Boubakary Soumaré, Kelechi Iheanacho, Danny Ward, Ayoze Pérez, Jamie Vardy, Jannik Vestergaard.