LEICESTER. Aston Villa prevailed over Leicester City to win 2-1. A goal from B. Traoré  was decisive in the 87min. It was Aston Villa to strike first with a goal of O. Watkins at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bertrand Traoré  gave the win to Aston Villa in the 87′ minute with a goal. Aston Villa was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall received a red card (70′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Leicester City lost the match.

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott with the assistance of Steve Meredith and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Leicester City

1 - 2

Aston Villa

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 9 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 57 Attack 109
  • 27 Dangerous attack 48
  • 67 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 65% while Leicester City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.​

Leicester City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (Timothy Castagne, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Wout Faes). On the opposite side, Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (70′).

Match Timeline

24'
Ollie Watkins(goal)
36'
54'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- Yellow
64'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall(yellowred)
70'
P. Daka- sub ->Jamie Vardy
77'
79'
Jhon Durán- sub ->J. Ramsey
85'
Lucas Digne- sub ->Álex Moreno
85'
Calum Chambers- sub ->A. Young
Ricardo Pereira- sub ->James Maddison
85'
85'
87'
Wout Faes- Yellow
89'
P. Daka(var)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Leicester City will stay with 25 points to hold in the 19th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will have 44 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host West Ham United on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Aston Villa will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (5 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Daniel Iversen 31.Denmark
6.1
D
Timothy Castagne 27.Belgium
6.3
54'
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
7.3
89'
D
Harry Souttar 15.Australia
6.5
D
Victor Kristiansen 16.Denmark
6.5
M
Nampalys Mendy 24.Senegal
7.0
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
6.8
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
6.9
70'
F
James Maddison 10.England
7.6
85'
F
Harvey Barnes 7.England
7.6
36'
F
Jamie Vardy 9.England
6.4
77'
Substitutes
G
D. Ward 1.Wales
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
85'
D
Daniel Amartey 18.Ghana
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
M
Dennis Praet 26.Belgium
M
Boubakary Soumaré 42.France
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
F
P. Daka 20.Zambia
6.6
77'
F
Tetê 37.Brazil

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Adam Sadler decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen (6.1), Timothy Castagne (6.3), Harry Souttar (6.5), Wout Faes (7.3), Victor Kristiansen (6.5), Nampalys Mendy (7.0), Wilfred Ndidi (6.8), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.9), James Maddison (7.6), Jamie Vardy (6.4) and Harvey Barnes (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Dennis Praet, Boubakary Soumaré, Danny Ward, Ricardo Pereira, Kelechi Iheanacho, Daniel Amartey, Patson Daka (6.6), Tetê and Luke Thomas.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 2 changes: Jamie Vardy for Patson Daka (77′) and James Maddison for Ricardo Pereira (85′).

Best player: Harvey Barnes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Harvey Barnes.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
7.1
D
Ashley Young 18.England
7.4
85'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.6
85'
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
7.1
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.1
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.7
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
7.5
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.5
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.3
79'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
7.4
24'
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.2
85'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
G
Viljami Sinisalo 38.Finland
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
D
Sebastian Revan 56.England
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
85'
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
85'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
F
Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso
7.8
85' 87'
F
Jhon Durán 22.Colombia
6.4
79'

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.1), Ashley Young (7.4), Ezri Konsa (7.1), Tyrone Mings (7.1), Álex Moreno (6.6), Jacob Ramsey (6.3), John McGinn (6.7), Douglas Luiz (6.5), Emiliano Buendía (7.5), Leon Bailey (6.2) and Ollie Watkins (7.4).

They had on the bench: Robin Olsen, Diego Carlos, Leander Dendoncker, Viljami Sinisalo, Sebastian Revan, Bertrand Traoré (7.8), Jhon Durán (6.4), Calum Chambers and Lucas Digne.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: J. Ramsey for Jhon Durán (79′), Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (85′), L. Bailey for Bertrand Traoré (85′) and A. Young for Calum Chambers (85′).

Best player: Bertrand Traoré​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Bertrand Traoré.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 85′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​