Leicester City vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston Villa back on track with win at Leicester
Aston Villa returned to winning ways in the Premier League as goals by Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran wrapped up a 2-1 victory at Leicester City on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Hermansen (Leicester City).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 5': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 7': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 8': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 8': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 8': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 9': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 11': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 15': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 16': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Leon Bailey because of an injury.
- 18': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 20': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 23': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 23': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 26': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a set piece situation.
- 28': Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 30': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 37': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 38': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 38': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 40': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
- 41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 43': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 45': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
- 45'+3': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 45'+3': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 46': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 53': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 54': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 55': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 58': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 59': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
- 63': Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 2. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 65': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Oliver Skipp.
- 73': Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 73': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 73': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 74': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 76': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 78': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 78': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 79': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 82': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 85': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 85': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Caleb Okoli.
- 90'+3': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Offside, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 383 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 25 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,725
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,725
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | +18 | 36 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 16 | +18 | 34 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli  |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
| 7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 26 | Lamar Bogarde |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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