Leicester City v Aston Villa, 13 September 2015

Score3-2 to Leicester City
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,733

View Leicester City v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm

3 Leicester City

2 Aston Villa

Goals:

Ritchie De Laet 72 G
Jamie Vardy 82 G
Nathan Dyer 89 G

Goals:

Jack Grealish 39 G
Carles Gil 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Jordan Amavi Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Carles Gil Midfielder
Carlos Sánchez Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor Forward
Scott Sinclair Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Shinji Okazaki 46
N'Golo Kanté for Gokhan Inler 64
Leonardo Ulloa for Marc Albrighton 64

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Carles Gil 66
Rudy Gestede for Gabby Agbonlahor 75
Alan Hutton for Leandro Bacuna 86

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 45 Y
Nathan Dyer 77 Y

Cards:

Jordan Amavi 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City havd now gone nine Premier League games without defeat (won seven) It's their best-ever run in the division and best in the top flight since a ten-game run around the end of the 1975-76 and beginning of 1976-77 in League Division One. The Foxes had now scored 40 goals in the Premier League in 2015. Only Manchester City (53) and Arsenal (42) had scored more.

Comments:

League position: 15th Aston Villa had now conceded 14 goals in their last five away games in the Premier League games (lost four). This was the fourth time in the Premier League that Villa had lost after holding a two-goal lead.

3 Leicester City

Goals:

Ritchie De Laet 72 G
Jamie Vardy 82 G
Nathan Dyer 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Ritchie De Laet
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Nathan Dyer for Shinji Okazaki 46
N'Golo Kanté for Gokhan Inler 64
Leonardo Ulloa for Marc Albrighton 64

Cards:

Marc Albrighton 45 Y
Nathan Dyer 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City havd now gone nine Premier League games without defeat (won seven) It's their best-ever run in the division and best in the top flight since a ten-game run around the end of the 1975-76 and beginning of 1976-77 in League Division One. The Foxes had now scored 40 goals in the Premier League in 2015. Only Manchester City (53) and Arsenal (42) had scored more.

2 Aston Villa

Goals:

Jack Grealish 39 G
Carles Gil 63 G

Starting lineup:

Brad Guzan Goalkeeper
Jordan Amavi Defender
Joleon Lescott Defender
Micah Richards Defender
Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood Defender/Midfielder
Carles Gil Midfielder
Carlos Sánchez Midfielder
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor Forward
Scott Sinclair Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Ayew for Carles Gil 66
Rudy Gestede for Gabby Agbonlahor 75
Alan Hutton for Leandro Bacuna 86

Cards:

Jordan Amavi 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Kieran Richardson
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 15th Aston Villa had now conceded 14 goals in their last five away games in the Premier League games (lost four). This was the fourth time in the Premier League that Villa had lost after holding a two-goal lead.