Yahoo Sports Aston Villa vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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 LIVE: Premier League updates
79’ GOAL! Praet adds Leicester’s fourth to complete comeback (AST 2-4 LEI)
45+2’ GOAL! Leicester take the lead as Tete scores on debut (AST 2-3 LEI)
41' GOAL! Leicester level again, this time through Iheanacho (AST 2-2 LEI)
33’ GOAL! Nightmare debut for Souttar as cross deflects in for own goal (AST 2-1 LEI)
12’ GOAL! Maddison cancels out Villa opener after Martinez error (AST 1-1 LEI)
9’ GOAL! Watkins opens scoring as Villa make quick start (AST 1-0 LEI)
Aston Villa FC 2 - 4 Leicester City FC
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Bold... and 𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙄𝘼𝙉𝙏 ©️
👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/d6yavVRH49— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Anyone know where to buy a Brazil flag? 🇧🇷
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Your #AVLLEI MOTM, go on Kel! 📊 🤩 https://t.co/RZUBcSnHah pic.twitter.com/B9ykGTMSJB
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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🟦 City's victory
🦊 Tetê's goal
✅ Back to winning ways
All on Matchday Live ⏯— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Leicester's run of fun on the road continues then. If they can keep on scoring, they've got nothing to worry about. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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Who was your 🌟 man in #AVLLEI? 🙋
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Leicester will be delighted with their display here. It's the first time they've won after conceding the opening goal in the Premier League since the end of last season. Rodgers' men rise to 13th and will hope they can kick on now. Villa stay 11th. They faded badly here, but they still look better under Emery.
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Yellow Card Youri Marion Tielemans
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Yellow Card ÇaÄlar Söyüncü
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Leicester finish a fun game at Villa Park with all three points! The Foxes fought back from 1-0 and 2-1 down to take full advantage of Villa's defensive mistakes, grabbing the lead just before half-time through Tete. Villa pushed to equalise in the second half before Praet's late goal finally killed them off.
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Reaction and opinion 🔵
Join us as we dissect #AVLLEI! 👇— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Kelechi Ihe🅰️n🅰️ch⚽️ 🔥
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Substitution Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins ÇaÄlar Söyüncü
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Substitution Leon Patrick Bailey Butler Jhon Jader Durán Palacio
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FULL-TIME: ASTON VILLA 2-4 LEICESTER CITY
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Leicester sniff one more goal as Barnes beats Cash, shifts onto his right foot and fires straight into Martinez's arms. That's that!
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𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘. What a win! 👊 🔷
Delivered by @ParimatchUK #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/sDOuya9vzC— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Full-time. #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/CFv5YlbK9e
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Villa have a corner. Moreno fires comfortably over from the left of the box.
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Coutinho inspires cheers from the Leicester fans, sending a volley skyward from inside the D. Villa look spent.
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Substitution Victor Bernth Kristiansen Luke Jonathan Thomas
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There will be four minutes added on to the end of this game. Villa will be wondering how they've lost this after starting the first half so well.
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Tielemans picks up a late yellow card for a poor tackle on Buendia. The Leicester captain won't care.
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We're set for 4️⃣ minutes of added time.#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/DvaSzcJJDD
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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The offside flag goes up against Praet. Leicester's game management has been excellent since half-time.
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Villa get a corner out of Castagne. Konza heads high and wide from Luiz's delivery.
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Soyuncu barges into Duran to give Villa a free-kick down their right. A goal for the hosts might give them some hope, but they've been flat in this second half.
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Two further switches to bring you 🔁
➡️ Thomas & Söyüncü
⬅️ Kristiansen & Tetê#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/jUoykQ1rkw— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Leicester wisely decide to protect their two-goal lead. Off goes Tete who's done well. On comes their centre-back Soyuncu.
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Kamara, who was at fault for Leicester's first goal, goes off. On comes Dendoncker for Villa.
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Villa bring on a few more players, but it's surely too late for them to turn this around. Duran is on for Bailey first.
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Two more changes, with Jhon Durán on for his debut.
🟣 2-4 🔵 [83'] #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/9Pxt8fHDOV— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Kristiansen heads off after a solid debut showing for Leicester. Thomas replaces him at left-back.
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Barnes with the ball through which Moreno can't cut out. It leaves Praet in the space to sidestep the 'keeper and he rolls the ball home! ⚽#AVLLEI https://t.co/TfXjHwW899
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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GOAL! ASTON VILLA 2-4 LEICESTER CITY! Praet looks to have sealed the win for Leicester! The Belgian takes advantage of a fluffed clearance to round Martinez, who has been far too eager to rush off his line all game, and fires into the empty net.
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IT'S FOURRRR!!! 💥 💥 💥#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/rHglZ279HU
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Goal for Leicester, scored by Praet.
🟣 2-4 🔵 [79'] #AVLLEI— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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This corner's headed out as far as Bailey, who rifles the ball into a crowd of Leicester defenders.
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It's another Villa corner. The hosts have had plenty of them but haven't been able to trouble Leicester from them yet.
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Leicester win a corner of their own which Villa defend capably. The goals have dried up since half-time, but this is still an absorbing match.
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Tete strays offside before Villa go up the other end of the pitch and win a corner. Coutinho finds the back of the net from the second ball, but he's offside and he knows it.
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Vardy gets caught offside as he chases after Barnes' throughball. His direct runs will keep Villa occupied.
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Coutinho has the ball in the net, but it's ruled out for offside.
🟣 2-3 🔵 [71'] #AVLLEI— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Last to come on for Leicester for now is Mendy. He replaces Dewsbury-Hall.
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Substitution James Daniel Maddison Dennis Praet
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Substitution Kelechi Promise á»heanachá» Jamie Richard Vardy
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Last to come on for Leicester for now is Mendy. He replaces Dewsbury-Hall.
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Maddison is next to leave the pitch. Praet takes his place on it for Leicester.
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Leicester start to make changes of their own. Vardy replaces Iheanacho first. No doubt the Villa defence will love facing him.
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A triple Foxes change 🔁
➡️ Praet, Vardy & Mendy
⬅️ Maddison, Iheanacho & Dewsbury-Hall#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/e6TMvvfDdG— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Ward wafts an arm at the ball in to send it spinning towards Coutinho inside the D. The Brazilian hits it way over on the volley.
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Bailey's corner is picked up by Coutinho and floated towards the far post. Souttar intercepts. Villa get another corner.
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Souttar makes a well-timed block to stop Watkins from testing Ward. Bailey prepares to take the Villa corner.
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Buendia shows great skill to beat two Leicester defenders, reach the byline and find Bailey near the penalty spot. The Jamaican takes a touch and shoots, only to have his shot blocked and cleared off the line!
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Buendía beats his man and finds Bailey inside the box, but he can't get the power behind the shot and Faes clears the danger.
🟣 2-3 🔵 [64'] #AVLLEI— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Buendia gets on the end of a cutback to have a shot blocked from the edge of the area. Leicester look stingier at the back than they were in the first half.
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Tete's proving lively for Leicester down the right. The Shakhtar Donetsk loanee lets fly with his left foot from the edge of the box. His shot whizzes over the crossbar.
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An electric game, and the pace shows no sign of slowing ⚡🔌
Iheanacho's hit the side netting, Tetê's fired over. Villa also close on a couple of occasions.#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/i1fka6KmyC— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Substitution Ashley Simon Young Matthew Stuart Cash
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Villa are preparing another substitution. Young may have to go off after picking up a knock a few minutes ago.
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The boss makes his third change...
🟣 2-3 🔵 [58'] #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/UxLTtIERzs— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Bailey tries to get past Kristiansen but is outmuscled by the Dane who concedes a throw-in. The Villa winger comes away holding his jaw.
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Castagne picks up the game's first yellow card for taking out Watkins on the turn.
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Bailey has a pop at goal from distance and gets a comforable save out of Ward.
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Leicester's pace on the counter is really worrying Villa. Iheanacho is proving a menace for the hosts' defenders.
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Emery yells at his players from the touchline. The Villa boss understandably will want to see better from his players in this second half.
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Tete enters the box from the right and teases Moreno, using him to block Martinez's view. The Brazilian eventually goes for the bottom left corner and isn't too far from finding it.
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Will just drop this here. pic.twitter.com/VDoJoy7fXQ
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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The game gets straight back to bedlam! Iheanacho darts into the box to hit the side netting, and Ward saves Buendia's drive from outside the box to concede a corner. Villa turn the corner into another, which Leicester manage to clear.
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Villa get the second half started. They've wasted no time in trying to sort themselves out. Will that help the hosts?
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Back at it, come on City! 🦊#AVLLEI
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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The second half is underway, with two changes from the boss.
UTV! ✊ #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/4TX5ba1deP— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Substitution Lucas Digne Alexandre Moreno Lopera
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Substitution Jacob Matthew Ramsey Philippe Coutinho Correia
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This is some photo 🥶
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Leicester are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches when leading at half-time. Villa haven't come back from losing at half-time to win yet this season. Given the topsy-turvy nature of this game so far, you wouldn't put it past them to do it here.
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📸 😍 pic.twitter.com/sFFhRBF0Kp
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Sum that first half up 😅
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Villa trail at the half-time break despite being ahead twice. Emery's men have been the more proactive team but have squandered two leads due to some frankly sloppy work on the ball in their own half. Leicester have been a touch lucky, but they've been clinical too.
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All those samba dreams you had last night, that was Tetê's goal! 🕺
He pounced on a pass, rounded the 'keeper and stroked it home ⚽ 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/PwSlG3KIwV— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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HALF-TIME: ASTON VILLA 2-3 LEICESTER CITY
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Some game on here! ⏱️#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/CLhqNQ4oso
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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GOL DO TETÊ!!! 🇧🇷 🤩 🇧🇷 🤩 🇧🇷#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/jITNtbKrzp
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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GOAL! ASTON VILLA 2-3 LEICESTER CITY! Tete steals the lead for Leicester just before half-time! Villa once again give the ball away sloppily in their own half, and the Brazilian darts onto Iheanacho's cute throughball. He rounds Martinez and slots into the empty net!
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Half-time. #AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/JGm4KNYjLu
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Assist Kelechi Promise á»heanachá»
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Goal for Leicester, scored by Tetê
🟣 2-3 🔵 [45'+] #AVLLEI— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Bailey leaves the pitch briefly before getting permission to come back on. There'll be two more minutes of this before the half-time break.
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Bailey's down on the turf afer taking a whack in the back. The Jamaican requires some treatment. It looks like a sore one.
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He's magic, you know, Kelechi Iheanachooo 🎶
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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For now, Leicester get back on the attack from the kick-off. Tete flings a cross towards Villa's box from the right. It gets hooked away.
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Lovely build up. Kristiansen to Barnes, his cross is inch perfect and Iheanacho heads home from close range! ⚽#AVLLEI https://t.co/C1m7Mm0URK
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Assist Harvey Lewis Barnes
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SENIORMANNNNNNN!!! 🫡 🫡 🫡#AVLLEI pic.twitter.com/z6wlONWvrf
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 4, 2023
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Goal for Leicester, scored by Iheanacho.
🟣 2-2 🔵 [41'] #AVLLEI— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 4, 2023
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Tete buys a free-kick for Leicester as he drifts inside from the right, taking a kick from Digne.
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Leicester keep the ball from their corner. Maddison goes for goal first time from outside the box, firing wide of the left-hand post.
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Leicester go upfield and win a corner down their right. Rodgers watches impassively from inside his technical area.
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Leicester are hideously leaky starters this season. They've conceded 16 first-half goals in their 21 Premier League games so far. Only Bournemouth and Southampton have conceded more.
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GOAL! ASTON VILLA 2-1 LEICESTER CITY! Villa retake the lead! It's a touch fortunate as Souttar blocks Watkins' shot from the left of the box and steers it past his own goalkeeper Ward, but it's no less than the hosts deserve. That might go down as a Souttar own goal.
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