Aston Villa vs Leicester City Statistics and Results
Villa Park • 4 Jan 2025
Key Takeaways
AI-generated summary based on match data
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Aston Villa FC secured a 2-1 victory at home.
Key Moments
Jacob Ramsey
Sub In
19'
John McGinn
Sub Out
19'
Half Time
Ross Barkley
Goal1–0
58'
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W. Faes
Sub In
62'
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J. Vestergaard
Sub Out
62'
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Stephy Mavididi
Goal1–1
63'
I. Maatsen
Sub In
76'
L. Digne
Sub Out
76'
Emiliano Buendía
Sub In
76'
Ross Barkley
Sub Out
76'
Leon Bailey
Goal2–1
76'
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Patson Daka
Sub In
82'
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Bilal El Khannouss
Sub Out
82'
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C. Okoli
Sub In
82'
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Conor Coady
Sub Out
82'
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Facundo Buonanotte
Sub In
83'
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Jordan Ayew
Sub Out
83'
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Boubakary Soumaré
Yellow Card
90'+5
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Bobby Reid
Sub In
90'
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Luke Thomas
Sub Out
90'
Match Momentum
Aston VillaLeicester City

Team Stats
Leicester City FC

61%Possession39%
13Total Shots4
5Shots on Target2
6Corners2
10Fouls11
1Offsides1
0Yellow Cards1
Table Impact
With this result: Aston Villa FC win
Aston Villa FC+3 pts
6th
66 → 69 pts
Leicester City FC+0 pts
18th
25 → 25 pts
•Aston Villa FC gain 3 points, Leicester City FC gain nothing
•Aston Villa FC move 44 points clear of Leicester City FC
•12 places separate the teams in the table
Match Commentary
0' First Half starts.
3' Fouled by Boubakary Soumaré - Leicester City
3' Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - won a free kick on the right wing.
4' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by James Justin.
5' Fouled by Bilal El Khannouss - Leicester City
5' Tyrone Mings - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
9' Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
9' Jordan Ayew - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
9' Offside - Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is in offside.
11' Fouled by Lucas Digne - Aston Villa
11' Harry Winks - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
12' Fouled by Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa
12' Jordan Ayew - Leicester City - won a free kick on the right wing.
14' Shot blocked. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Matty Cash with a cross.
14' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
15' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
17' Delay in match - injury John McGinn - Aston Villa
19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19' Substitution - Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn - injury.
25' Fouled by Conor Coady - Leicester City
25' Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
27' Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
28' Fouled by Jordan Ayew - Leicester City
28' Matty Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
30' Delay in match - Aston Villa
30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33' Fouled by Matty Cash - Aston Villa
33' Jannik Vestergaard - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
34' Missed chance. Bilal El Khannouss - Leicester City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
37' Shot blocked. Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked.
38' Fouled by Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City
38' Matty Cash - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
41' Offside - Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is in offside.
42' Fouled by Harry Winks - Leicester City
42' Ross Barkley - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
44' Fouled by Jacob Ramsey - Aston Villa
44' James Justin - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1 Fouled by Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa
45'+1 James Justin - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
45'+3 New attacking attempt. Matty Cash - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Boubacar Kamara.
45'+4 Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
45'+4 First Half ended - Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 0.
45' Second Half starts Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 0.
47' New attacking attempt. Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
49' Missed chance. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Bilal El Khannouss.
51' Shot blocked. Ross Barkley - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Matty Cash.
51' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
52' Fouled by Matty Cash - Aston Villa
52' James Justin - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
57' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Coady.
57' Shot blocked. Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
58' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 0. Ross Barkley - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from outside the box to the left corner after corner.
61' Delay in match - injury Jannik Vestergaard - Leicester City
62' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62' Substitution - Leicester City. Wout Faes for Jannik Vestergaard - injury.
63' New attacking attempt. Jamie Vardy - Leicester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jordan Ayew with a cross.
63' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Leicester City 1. Stephy Mavididi - Leicester City - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side to the centre of the goal.
69' Fouled by Bilal El Khannouss - Leicester City
69' Ross Barkley - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
70' Corner - Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
74' Fouled by Leon Bailey - Aston Villa
74' Harry Winks - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
76' Substitution - Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía for Ross Barkley.
76' Substitution - Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne.
76' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1. Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from few metres to the left corner. Assist - Ian Maatsen.
79' Missed chance. Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from outside the box missed to the left.
80' Fouled by Jordan Ayew - Leicester City
80' Ian Maatsen - Aston Villa - won a free kick in attack.
82' Fouled by Ian Maatsen - Aston Villa
82' Jordan Ayew - Leicester City - won a free kick in attack.
82' Substitution - Leicester City. Patson Daka for Bilal El Khannouss.
82' Substitution - Leicester City. Caleb Okoli for Conor Coady.
83' Substitution - Leicester City. Facundo Buonanotte for Jordan Ayew.
84' New attacking attempt. Leon Bailey - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Boubacar Kamara.
84' Shot blocked. Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jacob Ramsey.
84' Missed chance. Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - shot with left foot from few metres goes high.
85' Ezri Konsa - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
85' Fouled by Patson Daka - Leicester City
86' Fouled by Caleb Okoli - Leicester City
86' Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
87' Missed chance. Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
88' Delay in match - Aston Villa
88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90' Fouled by Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa
90' Harry Winks - Leicester City - won a free kick in defence.
90' Substitution - Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Luke Thomas.
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1 Corner - Leicester City. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
90'+5 Emiliano Buendía - Aston Villa - won a free kick in defence.
90'+5 Fouled by Boubakary Soumaré - Leicester City
90'+5 Boubakary Soumaré - Leicester City - receive yellow card for a foul.
90'+6 Second Half ended - Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
0' Thats all. Game finished - Aston Villa 2, Leicester City 1.
Starting Lineups

Aston Villa FC
| Pos | No | Name |
|---|---|---|
| G | 23 | Emiliano Martínez |
| D | 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| D | 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| D | 12 | Lucas Digne |
| M | 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| D | 2 | Matty Cash |
| M | 6 | Ross Barkley |
| F | 31 | Leon Bailey |
| M | 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| M | 7 | John McGinn |
| F | 11 | Ollie Watkins |

Leicester City FC
| Pos | No | Name |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | Jakub Stolarczyk |
| D | 24 | James Justin |
| D | 6 | Conor Coady |
| D | 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| D | 33 | Luke Thomas |
| M | 8 | Harry Winks |
| M | 24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
| M | 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| F | 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| F | 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| F | 10 | Jamie Vardy |
Substitutes
30. Robin Olsen, 19. Kosta Nedeljković, 22. Ian Maatsen, 26. Sil Swinkels, 26. Lamare Bogarde, 24. Amadou Onana, 10. Emiliano Buendía, 41. Jacob Ramsey
1. Daniel Iversen, 25. Wout Faes, 5. Caleb Okoli, 17. Hamza Choudhury, 22. Oliver Skipp, 14. Bobby Decordova-Reid, 40. Facundo Buonanotte, Will Alves, 20. Patson Daka
Head-to-Head History
Aston Villa FC
5 wins
VS
Leicester City FC
4 wins
50%10% Draws40%
Based on 10 meetings
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