Aston Villa v Leicester City, 04 January 2025

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,386

View Aston Villa v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Aston Villa won: 9 Drawn: 10 Leicester City won: 11 Aston Villa scored: 43 Leicester City scored: 49 . Aston Villa had now completed their first league double over Leicester City since January 2004.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Ross Barkley 58 G
Leon Bailey 76 G

Goals:

Stephy Mavididi 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper
Luke Thomas Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 19
Emi Buendía for Ross Barkley 76
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 76

Substitutions:

Wout Faes for Jannik Vestergaard 62
Patson Daka for Bilal El Khannous 82
Caleb Okoli for Conor Coady 82
Facundo Buonanotte for Jordan Ayew 83
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Luke Thomas 90

Cards:

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Sil Swinkels
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Will Alves
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 8th . Aston Villa had now scored two or more goals in 13 of their last 18 home games in the Premier League, and in 400 of their 1,134 games in the division. . Villa had now lost one of their last 14 games when playing the opening league game of a year at home; versus Swansea City in 2012. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 12 of their last 29 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now lost five consecutive league games for the first time since September 2022 in the Premier League (six). . The Foxes had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League and conceded more than one goal in each for the first time since October 2003 (five). . City had now lost their opening league game in three of the last 17 years; also against Tottenham Hotspur in 2022 and Fulham in 2023.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ross Barkley 58 G
Leon Bailey 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 19
Emi Buendía for Ross Barkley 76
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 76

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Sil Swinkels
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Kosta Nedeljković
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

Comments:

League position: 8th . Aston Villa had now scored two or more goals in 13 of their last 18 home games in the Premier League, and in 400 of their 1,134 games in the division. . Villa had now lost one of their last 14 games when playing the opening league game of a year at home; versus Swansea City in 2012. . They had now conceded one goal in each of 12 of their last 29 home games in the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Stephy Mavididi 63 G

Starting lineup:

Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper
Luke Thomas Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
James Justin Defender/Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous Midfielder
Boubakary Soumaré Midfielder
Harry Winks Midfielder
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Wout Faes for Jannik Vestergaard 62
Patson Daka for Bilal El Khannous 82
Caleb Okoli for Conor Coady 82
Facundo Buonanotte for Jordan Ayew 83
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Luke Thomas 90

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Will Alves
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Buonanotte
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 19th . Leicester City had now lost five consecutive league games for the first time since September 2022 in the Premier League (six). . The Foxes had now lost five consecutive games in the Premier League and conceded more than one goal in each for the first time since October 2003 (five). . City had now lost their opening league game in three of the last 17 years; also against Tottenham Hotspur in 2022 and Fulham in 2023.