Aston Villa vs Leicester City

Premier League 4 Jan 2025, 15:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 J. Gillett Round 20

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Leicester City 2-1 in the Premier League on 4 January 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 13 shots to Leicester City's 4.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with J. Gillett in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 13 - 4 On target 5 - 2 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Ross Barkley
Aston Villa · 1 goal
8 Matty Cash 60 passes (88% accurate)
7 Leon Bailey 1 goal
7 Stephy Mavididi 1 goal
7 Emiliano Martínez captained the side
First half vs second half
Aston Villa stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–1 10–3
Shots On Goal 1–0 4–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–1 3–1
Attacks 69–39 52–36
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
3 Substitution 5
121 Attacks 75
0 Attacks 2
62 Dangerous Attacks 27
5 On Target 2
8 Off Target 2
13 Shots Total 4
5 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 0
8 Shots Inside Box 3
5 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 10
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Saves 3
607 Passes Total 392
546 Passes Accurate 334
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 12 L. Digne
44 B. Kamara 6 R. Barkley
31 L. Bailey 8 Y. Tielemans 7 J. McGinn
11 O. Watkins
Leicester City · 4-2-3-1
41 J. Stolarczyk
2 J. Justin 4 C. Coady 23 J. Vestergaard 33 L. Thomas
8 H. Winks 24 B. Soumaré
18 J. Ayew 11 B. Khannouss 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Vardy
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 20 Kosta Nedeljković
  • 50 Sil Swinkels
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
  • 24 Amadou Onana
  • 56 Jamaldeen Jimoh
Leicester City
Coach
R. van Nistelrooij
Substitutes
  • 3 Wout Faes
  • 5 Caleb Okoli
  • 20 Patson Daka
  • 40 Facundo Buonanotte
  • 14 Bobby Decordova-Reid
  • 31 Daniel Iversen
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 22 Oliver Skipp
  • 37 Will Alves
Substitutions
  • 19' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ J. McGinn Aston Villa
  • 62' ↑ W. Faes ↓ J. Vestergaard Leicester City
  • 76' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ L. Digne Aston Villa
  • 76' ↑ E. Buendía ↓ R. Barkley Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ C. Okoli ↓ C. Coady Leicester City
  • 82' ↑ P. Daka ↓ B. El Khannouss Leicester City
  • 83' ↑ F. Buonanotte ↓ J. Ayew Leicester City
  • 90' ↑ B. De Cordova-Reid ↓ L. Thomas Leicester City
Cards
  • 90+5' B. Soumare Leicester City
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 6 2 draws 2 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 4 January 2025.
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?
Aston Villa had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.