Leicester City vs Aston Villa, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Leicester City

FT
0 - 1

Aston Villa

90'+1': Ross Barkley

Villa maintain perfect start as Barkley sinks Leicester

Aston Villa stretched their perfect Premier League start to four wins after a superb stoppage-time goal from Ross Barkley gave them a 1-0 victory.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
1': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
3': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
4': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
11': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
11': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Offside, Leicester City. James Justin tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
15': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
17': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
19': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
19': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt saved. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
21': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
24': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
26': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
29': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
29': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
30': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
31': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
32': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Hand ball by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
35': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
35': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
38': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
39': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa).
39': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
39': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
41': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
43': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
43': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
45': Offside, Aston Villa. Trézéguet tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
45'+2': Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 0.
46': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
46': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
46': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
47': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
47': Matthew Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
48': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
52': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
52': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nampalys Mendy.
54': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
54': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
58': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
58': Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
60': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
62': Foul by Matthew Cash (Aston Villa).
62': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
68': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Dennis Praet.
68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
69': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
69': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
70': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
70': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Leicester City. Islam Slimani replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
71': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
73': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
74': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Jonny Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
76': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
78': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Nampalys Mendy.
79': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
79': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
80': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Trézéguet.
83': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Justin.
85': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
86': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
87': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
88': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
90'+1': Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
90'+4': Foul by Ross Barkley (Aston Villa).
90'+4': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1.
0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		LEI
18	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	2
5	Saves	3
49.5	Possession	50.5
10	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	313
397	Passes	417
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	2
26	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	61
21	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
24	Interceptions	18
11	Effective Clearances	24
11	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	33	+37	70
2	Arsenal	33	+37	70
3	Manchester United	33	+13	58
4	Aston Villa	33	+6	58

Full Table

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6	Jonny Evans
3	Wesley Fofana
24	Nampalys Mendy
2	James Justin
27	Timothy Castagne
26	Dennis Praet
8	Youri Tielemans
15	Harvey Barnes
17	Ayoze Pérez
14	Kelechi Iheanacho

Leicester City Substitutes:

Islam Slimani, Marc Albrighton, Danny Ward, Cengiz Ünder, Wes Morgan, Hamza Choudhury, James Maddison.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
18	Matt Targett
2	Matty Cash
20	Ross Barkley
7	John McGinn
6	Douglas Luiz
11	Ollie Watkins
10	Jack Grealish
17	Trézéguet

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Björn Engels, Bertrand Traoré, Ahmed Elmohamady, Marvelous Nakamba, Jed Steer, Anwar El Ghazi, Conor Hourihane.

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