Leicester City vs Aston Villa, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Vardy back among goals with brace as Leicester thump Aston Villa
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy ended his long scoring drought with two goals in the Foxes' win over relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 2': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 7': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 7': Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Björn Engels.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 10': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Evans following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 10': Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Offside, Aston Villa. Frederic Guilbert tries a through ball, but Ahmed El Mohamady is caught offside.
- 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 15': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
- 16': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 18': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 22': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 28': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Björn Engels.
- 31': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
- 32': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet.
- 39': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
- 40': Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton following a fast break.
- 42': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
- 43': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 43': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 46': Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin with a headed pass.
- 49': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa).
- 49': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 52': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 52': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 52': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Björn Engels.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
- 59': Foul by Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa).
- 59': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 60': Offside, Leicester City. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 61': VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
- 63': Goal! Leicester City 2, Aston Villa 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 66': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 66': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Conor Hourihane.
- 68': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 68': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 69': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 71': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
- 73': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 75': Mbwana Samatta (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Dennis Praet.
- 77': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 77': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Frederic Guilbert (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 79': Goal! Leicester City 3, Aston Villa 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 83': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 83': Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 84': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
- 84': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Leicester City 4, Aston Villa 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
- 87': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 87': Foul by Matt Targett (Aston Villa).
- 87': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 89': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but James Justin is caught offside.
- 90': Offside, Aston Villa. Frederic Guilbert tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leicester City 4, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 4, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.4 | Possession | 64.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 447 |
| 301 | Passes | 543 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,125
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,125
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Çaglar Söyüncü |
| 6 | Jonny Evans  |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 26 | Dennis Praet |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 11 | Marc Albrighton |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 40 | Tyrone Mings |
| 22 | Björn Engels |
| 11 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| 18 | Matt Targett |
| 24 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 20 | Mbwana Samatta |
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