Aston Villa vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeon Bailey nets winner as Aston Villa edge Leicester
Leon Bailey scored the winner in Aston Villa's 2-1 Premier League victory over Leicester City, after Stephy Mavididi's equaliser had cancelled out Ross Barkley's strike in an action-packed second half on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 3': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
- 5': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 5': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 9': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 11': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 12': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 15': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn because of an injury.
- 25': Foul by Conor Coady (Leicester City).
- 25': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 28': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 28': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 33': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 38': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 38': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 42': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 44': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 45'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 52': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 52': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 0. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Jannik Vestergaard because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 63': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 69': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 69': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 74': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 74': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 76': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 79': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 80': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 80': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 82': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Conor Coady.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 84': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 85': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 86': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 86': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
- 88': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 90': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Luke Thomas.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 90'+5': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 90'+5': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
 LEI |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 335 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
| 397 | Passes | 616 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 16 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,386
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,386
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 33 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 33 | +34 | 66 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 33 | +18 | 59 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 33 | +22 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 33 | Luke Thomas |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré  |
| 8 | Harry Winks |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
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