Aston Villa add to Leicester City's relegation woes
Aston Villa plunged Leicester City deeper into relegation danger on Tuesday with a 2-1 away win in the Premier League.
English Premier League
FULL TIME
- Harvey Barnes 35'
- Ollie Watkins 24'
- Bertrand Traoré 87'
King Power Stadium · 32,087 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Walsall | W 2-1 | English EFL Trophy |
| 11/6/26 | @ Oxford City | W 4-2 | English FA Cup |
| 10/31/26 | vs Stevenage | D 2-2 | English League One |
| 10/27/26 | vs Wigan Athletic | W 3-0 | English League One |
| 10/24/26 | @ Luton Town | L 1-2 | English League One |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 89'
Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 87'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ashley Young.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Jacob Ramsey.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
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Red Card 70'
Second yellow card to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 64'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 54'
Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 35'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Faes.
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Goal 24'
Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
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End Regular Time 90'+7'
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
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Yellow Card 89'
Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 87'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ashley Young.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Jacob Ramsey.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
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Red Card 70'
Second yellow card to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 64'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 54'
Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+2'
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Goal 35'
Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Faes.
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Goal 24'
Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 17 of 17 events.
Team Stats
AVL
LEI
14
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
64.1
Possession
35.9
15
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
4
30
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
216
534
Passes
290
90
Pass Completion %
70
1
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
16
10
Cross %
20
32
Long Balls
44
20
Accurate Long Balls
14
60
Long Balls %
30
5
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
13
7
Tackles
19
40
Tackle %
70
6
Interceptions
15
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedLEI · 4-3-3
Daniel IversenG313 saves
Wout FaesCD-L3 yellow card1 assist
Harry SouttarCD-R152 shots
Victor KristiansenLB16
Timothy CastagneRB27 yellow card
Wilfred NdidiCM251 shot
Kiernan Dewsbury-HallLM22 red card yellow card
Nampalys MendyRM24
Jamie VardyF91 shot
Harvey BarnesLF73 shots on target1 goal3 shots
James MaddisonRF101 shot
Substitutes
Dennis PraetSUB26
Danny WardSUB1
Boubakary SoumaréSUB42
Patson DakaSUB201 shot
Luke ThomasSUB33
Ricardo PereiraSUB21
Mateus TetêSUB37
Daniel AmarteySUB18
Kelechi IheanachoSUB14
AVL · 4-4-2
Emiliano MartínezG13 saves
Tyrone MingsCD-L5
Ezri KonsaCD-R4
Álex MorenoLB153 shots
Ashley YoungRB181 shot
Douglas LuizCM-L62 shots
John McGinnCM-R71 shot
Emiliano BuendíaLM101 assist
Jacob RamseyRM412 shots
Ollie WatkinsCF-L113 shots on target1 goal3 shots
Leon BaileyCF-R312 shots
Substitutes
Bertrand TraoréSUB91 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Diego CarlosSUB3
Lucas DigneSUB27
Sebastian RevanSUB56
Leander DendonckerSUB32
Robin OlsenSUB25
Jhon DuránSUB22
Calum ChambersSUB16
Viljami SinisaloSUB38
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