English Premier League

FT Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Aston Villa WWDWW 2
–
Leicester City LLLDL 1
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AVL112
LEI101
King Power Stadium · 32,087 att.

Match Report

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Aston Villa add to Leicester City's relegation woes

Aston Villa plunged Leicester City deeper into relegation danger on Tuesday with a 2-1 away win in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
64.1
Possession
35.9
15
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
471
Accurate Passes
216
534
Passes
290
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.2
32
Long Balls
44
20
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
13
7
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
15
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 31Daniel IversenG
  2. 3Wout FaesCD-L
  3. 15Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 16Victor KristiansenLB
  5. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallLM
  8. 24Nampalys MendyRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 7Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 10James MaddisonRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Dennis PraetSUB
  2. 1Danny WardSUB
  3. 42Boubakary SoumaréSUB
  4. 20Patson DakaSUB
  5. 33Luke ThomasSUB
  6. 21Ricardo PereiraSUB
  7. 37Mateus TetêSUB
  8. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  9. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 18Ashley YoungRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  7. 7John McGinnCM-R
  8. 10Emiliano BuendíaLM
  9. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Bertrand TraoréSUB
  2. 3Diego CarlosSUB
  3. 27Lucas DigneSUB
  4. 56Sebastian RevanSUB
  5. 32Leander DendonckerSUB
  6. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  7. 22Jhon DuránSUB
  8. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  9. 38Viljami SinisaloSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Leicester City 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a through ball.
  2. 35' Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wout Faes.
  3. 54' Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 64' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 70' Second yellow card to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
  6. 76' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
  7. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  8. 85' Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces James Maddison because of an injury.
  9. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  10. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Ashley Young.
  11. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.
  12. 87' Goal! Leicester City 1, Aston Villa 2. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  13. 89' Wout Faes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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