Aston Villa v Leicester City, 16 January 2016

Score1-1
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance32,763

View Aston Villa v Leicester City head to head

This was the first drawn game in their ten league and cup meetings since April 2002. Kick-off: 5.30pm

1 Aston Villa

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Rudy Gestede 75 G

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Libor Kozák

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Rudy Gestede for Carles Gil 67
Scott Sinclair for Jordan Ayew 90

Substitutions:

Ritchie De Laet for Shinji Okazaki 59
Leonardo Ulloa for Riyad Mahrez 69
Demarai Gray for Marc Albrighton 85

Cards:

Mark Bunn 14 Y
Aly Cissokho 32 Y
Leandro Bacuna 85 Y

Cards:

Robert Huth 76 Y
Jamie Vardy 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jordan Lyden
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Kieran Richardson
Forward Rudy Gestede
Forward Scott Sinclair

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now avoided defeat in consecutive Premier League games for only the second time in this season. Villa had now scored only five goals in the first-half of their 22 Premier League games in 2015-16. Mark Bunn saved Riyad Mahrez’s 33rd minute penalty. Scott Sinclair replaced Jordan Ayew in the fifth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Aston Villa’s goal against Leicester City on Saturday 16th January 2016 has been confirmed as a Rudy Gestede goal. (Circular 15 – 21st January 2016)

Comments:

League position: 1st Leicester City returned to the top of the table having now scored in 14 of their 15 away games in the Premier League in this season. The Foxes had now been awarded nine penalties in the Premier League in this season (no other team had been awarded more than four) but Riyad Mahrez had missed the last two.

1 Aston Villa

Goals:

Rudy Gestede 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Aly Cissokho
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Libor Kozák

Substitutions:

Rudy Gestede for Carles Gil 67
Scott Sinclair for Jordan Ayew 90

Cards:

Mark Bunn 14 Y
Aly Cissokho 32 Y
Leandro Bacuna 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jordan Lyden
Defender Micah Richards
Defender Kieran Richardson
Forward Rudy Gestede
Forward Scott Sinclair

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa had now avoided defeat in consecutive Premier League games for only the second time in this season. Villa had now scored only five goals in the first-half of their 22 Premier League games in 2015-16. Mark Bunn saved Riyad Mahrez’s 33rd minute penalty. Scott Sinclair replaced Jordan Ayew in the fifth minute of added time in the second half. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Aston Villa’s goal against Leicester City on Saturday 16th January 2016 has been confirmed as a Rudy Gestede goal. (Circular 15 – 21st January 2016)

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Shinji Okazaki 28 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Danny Simpson Defender/Right back
Christian Fuchs Defender
Robert Huth Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Marc Albrighton Defender/Midfielder
Danny Drinkwater Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Shinji Okazaki Forward
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Ritchie De Laet for Shinji Okazaki 59
Leonardo Ulloa for Riyad Mahrez 69
Demarai Gray for Marc Albrighton 85

Cards:

Robert Huth 76 Y
Jamie Vardy 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 1st Leicester City returned to the top of the table having now scored in 14 of their 15 away games in the Premier League in this season. The Foxes had now been awarded nine penalties in the Premier League in this season (no other team had been awarded more than four) but Riyad Mahrez had missed the last two.