English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 9': Ollie Watkins
  • 32': Harry Souttar (OG)
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2 - 4
  • 12': James Maddison
  • 41': Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 45'+2': Mateus Tetê
  • 79': Dennis Praet

Iheanacho leads Leicester at Aston Villa to 4-2 victory

— Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal and set up two others to help Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-2 on Saturday in the English Premier League.

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

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+57 Arsenal 35 80 5
+50 Manchester City 34 79 3
+41 Liverpool 35 75 4
+21 Aston Villa 35 67 8
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

AVL 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

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

No. Name
1 Danny Ward (GK)
3 Wout Faes
15 Harry Souttar
16 Victor Kristiansen
27 Timothy Castagne Yellow Card
10 James Maddison
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Youri Tielemans Yellow Card
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
7 Harvey Barnes
37 Mateus Tetê

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