Leicester City vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Aston Villa returned to winning ways in the Premier League as goals by Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran wrapped up a 2-1 victory at Leicester City.
Summer signing Onana touched in from close range after a clever free kick routine in the 28th minute.
Hosts Leicester, seeking their first win since promotion back to the top flight, were more of a threat in the second half but Duran’s 63rd-minute header appeared to have killed them off.
They were handed a lifeline when Facundo Buonanotte slotted in a shot 10 minutes later, but they could not salvage a point as Villa held on with relative comfort.
Villa, who were beaten by Arsenal last weekend, have six points from three games with Leicester on one.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Cooper makes three changes to the Leicester side that lost to Fulham last week with Vestergaard dropping to the bench and Okoli taking his place in the defence for his full Premier League debut. Summer signing Skipp comes into the midfield while Ayew also makes his first league start for Leicester as De Cordova-Reid and Buonanotte only find places on the bench as substitutes for this one. Hermansen continues to be the man between the sticks for the Foxes while captain Vardy leads the line.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Ross Barkley, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Joe Gauci, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ian Maatsen, Jacob Ramsey, Oliwier Zych, Sil Swinkels.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
ASTON VILLA XI (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa; John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey; Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Boubakary Soumare, Daniel Iversen, Kasey McAteer, Facundo Buonanotte.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
LEICESTER CITY XI (4-3-3): Mads Hermansen; Victor Kristiansen, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, James Justin; Harry Winks, Wilfred Ndidi, Oliver Skipp; Jordan Ayew, Jamie Vardy, Abdul Fatawu.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Aston Villa learnt of their opponents in the league phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League earlier in the week as they return to the European club football's premier competition for the first time since 1983, thanks to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League last season. Unai Emery’s side opened their new league campaign with a 2-1 win against West Ham United, but having lost 2-0 to Arsenal in their first home outing last Saturday, they will now hope to bounce back against the Foxes.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
Leicester began their life back in the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur before falling to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Fulham at Craven Cottage last week. Steve Cooper’s players were in action during the midweek when they overcame League Two side Tranmere Rovers 4-0 to progress to the third round of the EFL Cup. But still searching for their first league win of the season, the Foxes will hope to make the home advantage count as they aim for three points against the visitors today.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa
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Leicester City vs Aston Villa
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