Aston Villa vs Leicester City

Premier League 5 Dec 2021, 16:30
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 M. Oliver Round 15

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Leicester City 2-1 in the Premier League on 5 December 2021.

Leicester City dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Aston Villa had 13 shots to Leicester City's 12.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with M. Oliver in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 13 - 12 On target 4 - 5 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 8 - 25 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ezri Konsa
Aston Villa · 2 goals
8 Matty Cash captained the side
8 John McGinn 1 assist
7 Harvey Barnes 1 goal
7 Emiliano Martínez 3 saves
First half vs second half
Aston Villa stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 8–4
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 2–1 1–5
Attacks 46–68 44–73
Match statistics
19 Throw In 29
25 Free Kick 9
9 Goal Kick 5
3 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 141
35 Dangerous Attacks 60
4 On Target 5
9 Off Target 7
13 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 25
3 Corners 6
1 Offsides 0
40% Ball Possession 60%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 2
345 Passes Total 516
260 Passes Accurate 417
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-3-3
1 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 18 A. Young
7 J. McGinn 19 M. Nakamba 6 D. Luiz
41 J. Ramsey 11 O. Watkins 10 E. Buendía
Leicester City · 4-2-3-1
1 K. Schmeichel
27 T. Castagne 6 J. Evans 4 Ç. Söyüncü 33 L. Thomas
22 K. Dewsbury-Hall 25 W. Ndidi
37 A. Lookman 10 J. Maddison 7 H. Barnes
29 P. Daka
Aston Villa
Coach
S. Gerrard
Substitutes
  • 12 Jed Steer
  • 47 Tim Iroegbunam
  • 16 Axel Tuanzebe
  • 30 Kortney Hause
  • 33 Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 8 Morgan Sanson
  • 21 Anwar El Ghazi
  • 39 Keinan Davis
  • 32 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 12 Danny Ward
  • 38 Vontae Daley-Campbell
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 20 Hamza Choudhury
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 42 Boubakary Soumaré
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 17 Ayoze Pérez
  • 9 Jamie Vardy
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ J. Vardy ↓ A. Lookman Leicester City
  • 77' ↑ M. Sanson ↓ Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
  • 78' ↑ Carney Chukwuemeka ↓ E. Buendía Aston Villa
  • 78' ↑ Ayoze Pérez ↓ P. Daka Leicester City
  • 84' ↑ A. Tuanzebe ↓ J. Ramsey Aston Villa
  • 86' ↑ K. Iheanacho ↓ K. Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City
Cards
  • 55' M. Nakamba Aston Villa
  • 90' J. Maddison Leicester City
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Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Leicester City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Leicester City?
Aston Villa won 2-1 against Leicester City on 5 December 2021.
Who won Aston Villa vs Leicester City?
Aston Villa won the match 2-1.
Where was Aston Villa vs Leicester City played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Leicester City?
Leicester City had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.