Leicester City vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Watkins needs treatment after clashing with Souttar in the box following the free-kick. He managed to put the Leicester defender off with a challenge which resulted in a Leicester corner, but seems to have hurt his knee.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Maddison sends in a free-kick from out wide and Souttar gets on the end of it at the near post, but his header is wide.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Maddison fizzes a cross into the box but it's slightly behind Vardy who makes a run towards the near post, and Villa get away with another positive Leicester move.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Maddison and Barnes combine well on the left but the latter's cross is steered clear. The game is beginning to take shape, Villa with the majority of the possession, and Leicester looking to spark a counter attack.
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