Aston Villa vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the reaction from Villa Park
Leicester City twice came from a goal down in a frenetic first half to eventually claim a valuable 4-2 victory at Aston Villa in a Premier League thriller on Saturday.
It looked like another bleak day for out-of-form Leicester when Ollie Watkins gave Villa an early lead from close range.
James Maddison levelled soon afterwards but Leicester’s new signing Harry Souttar then scored into his own goal while trying to defend a low cross from Watkins.
But Leicester stunned their hosts with Kelechi Iheanacho heading past Emiliano Martinez in the 41st minute and then Tete marking his debut with a goal in first-half stoppage time after Villa carelessly conceded possession.
The second half was sedate by comparison but Villa did think they had levelled through Philippe Coutinho only for his effort to be ruled out for offside.
Leicester wrapped up their first league win since November in the 79th minute when Dennis Praet latched on to a Harvey Barnes through ball.
Victory lifted Leicester to 21 points, three points above the bottom three, while Villa remain in 11th place with 28.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
The crowd is making a decent racket at Villa Park as both teams settle into the game. The home fans certainly have plenty to shout about lately.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Leicester get this Midlands derby underway!
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Both teams have scored in 12 of the 13 Premier League meetings between Villa and Leicester at Villa Park, with the exception being a 2-0 win for the Foxes in December 2001. If history tells us anything, this will hopefully be a high-scoring affair.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers makes five changes to Leicester from their win over Walsall in the FA Cup. New recruits Souttar, Kristiansen and Tete all make their Premier League debuts for the club.
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