Aston Villa vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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
There's just one tweak to Villa's starting lineup from their 1-0 win away to Southampton a fortnight ago. Digne replaces Moreno at left-back.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
SUBS: Daniel Iversen, Caglar Soyuncu, Lewis Brunt, Nampalys Mendy, Luke Thomas, Patson Daka, Jamie Vardy, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Dennis Praet.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY (4-3-3): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Harry Souttar, Wout Faes, Victor Bernth Kristansen; James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Youri Tielemans (c); Mateus Tete, Kelechi Iheanacho, Harvey Barnes.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
SUBS: Alex Moreno, Robin Olsen, John McGinn, Leander Dendoncker, Matthew Cash, Philippe Coutinho, Viljami Sinisalo, Calum Chambers, Jhon Duran.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez (c); Ashley Young, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia; Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Villa welcome Leicester, who have lost more games and won fewer points than any other team since the Premier League restarted after the World Cup. With an average of four goals per game in the Foxes' Premier League away games this season, this contest could be great for the neutrals.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
Villa have won five of their last seven Premier League games under Unai Emery and come into this Midlands derby in a good vein of form. Both games they've failed to win so far under the Spaniard have come at home though, so Villa Park isn't a fortress for them just yet.
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