Leicester City v Aston Villa, 04 April 2023

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,087

View Leicester City v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 28 Leicester City won: 11 Drawn: 10 Aston Villa won: 7 Leicester City scored: 47 Aston Villa scored: 39 . Aston Villa had now won three of their 14 visits to Leicester City in the Premier League.

1 Leicester City

Manager: Adam Sadler / Mike Stowell

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 35 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 24 G
Bertrand Traoré 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 76
Ricardo Pereira for James Maddison 85

Substitutions:

Jhon Durán for Jacob Ramsey 79
Bertrand Traoré for Leon Bailey 85
Calum Chambers for Ashley Young 85
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 85

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 54 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 64 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 70 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 70 R
Wout Faes 89 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 19th . Following the departure of manager Brendan Rodgers two days earlier, this was coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell’s first game in joint caretaker charge. . Leicester City remained as the only team who had yet to keep a clean sheet since the Premier League resumed after the FIFA World Cup in December 2022. . The Foxes had now lost nine of their last 14 games in the Premier League (won two). . Leicester City were awarded a penalty in added time at the end of the game for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Since Unai Emery’s first game in charge at the start of November 2022, only Arsenal (41) and Manchester City (35) had now taken more points in games in the Premier League than Aston Villa (32). . With Harvey Barnes’ equaliser, Villa became the 15th team to concede 7,000 league goals. . Ollie Watkins had now scored 36 goals in 100 appearances in the Premier League for Villa; only Dean Saunders had scored more at the same stage for them (37).

1 Leicester City

Manager: Adam Sadler / Mike Stowell

Goals:

Harvey Barnes 35 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Harry Souttar
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy 76
Ricardo Pereira for James Maddison 85

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 54 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 64 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 70 Y
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 70 R
Wout Faes 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Pereira
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Midfielder/Forward Tetê
Forward Patson Daka
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 19th . Following the departure of manager Brendan Rodgers two days earlier, this was coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell’s first game in joint caretaker charge. . Leicester City remained as the only team who had yet to keep a clean sheet since the Premier League resumed after the FIFA World Cup in December 2022. . The Foxes had now lost nine of their last 14 games in the Premier League (won two). . Leicester City were awarded a penalty in added time at the end of the game for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 24 G
Bertrand Traoré 87 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Tyrone Mings Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Ashley Young Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Jhon Durán for Jacob Ramsey 79
Bertrand Traoré for Leon Bailey 85
Calum Chambers for Ashley Young 85
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 7th . Since Unai Emery’s first game in charge at the start of November 2022, only Arsenal (41) and Manchester City (35) had now taken more points in games in the Premier League than Aston Villa (32). . With Harvey Barnes’ equaliser, Villa became the 15th team to concede 7,000 league goals. . Ollie Watkins had now scored 36 goals in 100 appearances in the Premier League for Villa; only Dean Saunders had scored more at the same stage for them (37).