Aston Villa vs Leicester City, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
Iheanacho leads Leicester at Aston Villa to 4-2 victory
— Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal and set up two others to help Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-2 on Saturday in the English Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 5': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 5': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 6': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 8': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 9': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 9': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 12': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 15': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 15': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 16': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Offside, Leicester City. Tetê is caught offside.
- 20': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 29': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 29': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 30': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Own Goal by Harry Souttar, Leicester City. Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
- 33': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 33': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 38': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 40': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 42': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 3. Tetê (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno replaces Lucas Digne.
- 46': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 47': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Danny Ward.
- 48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 50': Attempt missed. Tetê (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison following a fast break.
- 52': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 52': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 54': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 55': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Offside, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 58': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ashley Young.
- 60': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 60': Tetê (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Attempt missed. Tetê (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 64': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
- 66': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces James Maddison.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Nampalys Mendy replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- 68': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 70': Offside, Leicester City. Tetê is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Offside, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 73': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dennis Praet.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 78': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 79': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 4. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City).
- 80': Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 82': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 82': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leander Dendoncker replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Leon Bailey.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Tetê.
- 83': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 85': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 86': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 88': Offside, Leicester City. Dennis Praet is caught offside.
- 88': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 88': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+4': 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 Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 4.
Statistics
 LEI |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | +26 | 49 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | +26 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | +4 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 27 | Lucas Digne |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 15 | Harry Souttar |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne  |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 37 | Mateus Tetê |
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