Leicester City vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Aston Villa returned to winning ways in the Premier League as goals by Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran wrapped up a 2-1 victory at Leicester City.

Summer signing Onana touched in from close range after a clever free kick routine in the 28th minute.

Hosts Leicester, seeking their first win since promotion back to the top flight, were more of a threat in the second half but Duran’s 63rd-minute header appeared to have killed them off.

They were handed a lifeline when Facundo Buonanotte slotted in a shot 10 minutes later, but they could not salvage a point as Villa held on with relative comfort.

Villa, who were beaten by Arsenal last weekend, have six points from three games with Leicester on one.

Leicester City FC 1 - 2 Aston Villa FC

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Villa had to dig in, but they come away from the King Power Stadium with three points as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 for their second win of the Premier League season. Onana's second goal of the season following a cheeky free-kick routine gave Emery's side the breakthrough in the 28th minute. But the Foxes stepped up their game and ended the first half strongly before dominating the early stages of the second period. However, Duran came off the bench to head in a cross from Digne and double Villa's lead in the 63rd minute. Cooper's side halved the deficit through Buonanotte 10 minutes later to set up a tense ending to the game. However, the Villa defence held on for the win as Leicester remain winless three games into the season. But it wasn't for the lack of trying for the Foxes as they recorded nine attempts in the game with three of them on target, compared to Villa's 10 attempts of which half were on target. Leicester, though, only produced an xG of 0.39 compared to Villa's xG of 1.48 as the visitors took home the three points. Leicester will travel to face Crystal Palace on September 14 while Villa host Everton on the same day when the Premier League returns after the international break. Thanks for tuning in for today's live coverage and we'll see you for the next one.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 1-2 ASTON VILLA

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Vardy is brought down inside the box and the referee even points to the spot for a penalty. But he then notices that the assistant referee's flag is up for an offside on the Leicester captain! No penalty for the Foxes and that should be that in this Premier League contest.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Vardy wins a free-kick near the halfway line and goalkeeper Hermansen will launch it into the box. He finds Mavdidi down the left wing but the attacker's cross is headed away to safety by the Villa defence.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Harry Billy Winks

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Duran brings down Justin from behind and claims to have gotten the ball, but the referee flashes the yellow card.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Memeh Caleb Okoli Kasey McAteer

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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We have a minimum of seven minutes added on at the end of the second period. That's plenty of time for Leicester to search for a late leveller!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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It's a last throw of the dice from Cooper as Ndidi is replaced by De Cordova-Reid for the final few minutes of the game.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester are probing for a late equaliser as Vardy tries to latch onto a pass into the box, but Martinez reacts quickly and gets to the ball before the Foxes captain.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Barkley plays the ball onto the feet of Duran who turns inside the box and shoots, but it is straight at Leicester goalkeeper Hermansen. He could have killed this game off as a contest there.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Okoli, who is already on a yellow card, with a crucial intervention to deny McGinn who was otherwise through on goal, but the Leicester defender comes across and makes a sliding challenge to take the ball off the Villa attacker's feet.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Jamie Richard Vardy

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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It's a free-kick for Leicester near the left corner flag and it is aimed at Justin inside the box, but his effort flies over the goal!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Lamare Trenton Chansey Bogarde Kosta Nedeljković

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Jacob Matthew Ramsey Ian Ethan Maatsen

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester look to attack with the home support firmly behind the Foxes. We have got an exciting climax to this game.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card John McGinn

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Memeh Caleb Okoli

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Assist Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Emery's side are now 95.7% likely to win this contest, according to the Opta supercomputer. But can the Foxes pull off a miracle in the final 20 minutes?

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Goal Facundo Valentín Buonanotte

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Leicester are now making a triple change with Ayew coming off to be replaced by Mavididi.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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That Duran goal is a huge blow for Leicester as the home side looked like they were getting closer and closer to an equaliser. They now have all the work to do here!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Issahaku Abdul Fatawu Facundo Valentín Buonanotte

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Oliver William Skipp Bilal El Khannouss

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Assist Lucas Digne

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana Ross Barkley

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Oliver George Arthur Watkins Jhon Jader Durán Palacio

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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We have reached the hour-mark in this Premier League fixture and Leicester have put on a much-improved display in this second period. Can the home side muster an equaliser against Villa?

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Vardy has the ball in the back of the net, but referee David Coote had already pulled the play back as the ball had hit him in the build-up. Leicester fans are not happy!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Okoli receives the ball some 30 yards away from the goal and the debutant takes a couple of touches before pulling the trigger from distance. His shot, however, whistles inches over Martinez's goal.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Lamare Trenton Chansey Bogarde

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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It's a promising attack from Villa as Bogarde goes on a twisting run down the right before cutting into the middle. But the Dutch defender then gives the ball away cheapy to Skipp at the edge of the box.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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There's a break in play at the King Power Stadium as Villa goalscorer Onana hits the floor and is receiving medical attention in the middle of the park. Emery has already had Bailey pick up an injury in this game, but Onana looks okay to soldier on, at least for the time being.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester are moving the ball around in the Villa half before Ayew crosses into the box for Fatawu to head, but it's an easy catch for Martinez in the Villa goal.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Villa begin the second half brightly, with Ramsey getting inside the box and crossing it to the middle, with Watkins lurking. But Faes is in a good position to head the ball away from danger.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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We are back underway for the second half at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester have, in fact, enjoyed 58.3% of possession in the first half, but the home side have only produced one shot so far and generated an xG of 0.05. Villa, meanwhile, have had six attempts on goal with three of them on target. They also have an xG of 1.31 and lead 1-0 at the half-time interval. According to the Opta supercomputer, Cooper's side only have a likelihood of 8.3% to post a comeback win in this contest while Villa are strong favourites to win, with their live win probability standing at 72.7%. Can the Foxes beat the odds and salvage something out of this one?

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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We are halfway through this contest at the King Power Stadium and it is visitors Villa who lead 1-0 at the break, courtesy of Onana's second Premier League goal of the season. The hosts began the game on a positive note, buoyed by their home support. But Villa grew into the game only to suffer a setback when Bailey was taken off due to an injury just 16 minutes in. But the Villans went ahead in the 28th minute when Tielemans found Ramsey in the box with his free-kick, and the substitute played it back across the goal for Onana to find the breakthrough. The Foxes ended the first period strongly as they probed for an equaliser, with 20-year-old Fatawu causing plenty of problems for Digne and Villa's defence. But it was Okoli who tested Martinez toward the end of the half with the Villa goalkeeper preserving his side's slender advantage at the halfway point.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-1 ASTON VILLA

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester have one final chance to find an equaliser in the first half as they win another free-kick which is played into the box by Winks, but Villa clear and preserve their advantage going into the break.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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We have a minimum of two more minutes added on at the end of this entertaining first half.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester are ending the half strongly and Martinez is tested again by Skipp, who shoots from the edge of the box only for the Argentina goalkeeper to collect comfortably.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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SAVE FROM MARTINEZ! Winks stands behind the ball for the free-kick and dinks it towards the far post where Okoli is present, but the Leicester debutant's awkward effort is denied by Villa custodian Martinez!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester now enjoy a bit of possession in the Villa defence, but Emery's side have men behind the ball and the Foxes have to retreat.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Youri Marion A. Tielemans

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Villa continue to operate in the Leicester half as they pile the pressure on the hosts. Can Cooper's side survive the first half without further damage?

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Not a good reading for Leicester? Villa have not lost in their last 10 Premier League matches after scoring first. Their last defeat after scoring the opener came against Manchester United on December 26, 2023.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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SAVE AGAIN! Ramsey drives forward as Villa break and tries his luck from just outside the box. But his effort is met with a good diving save from Hermansen, who is having a busy afternoon so far between the sticks for Leicester.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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That's half an hour played in this contest and Villa are now firmly in control of this one as Leicester are yet to register a shot in the game.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Assist Oliver George Arthur Watkins

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Goalkeeper Hermansen's poor first touch allows Wakins to contest for the ball, and the attacker is brought down, with Villa shouting for a penalty. But the referee waves away their protests.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Goal Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Yellow Card Oliver William Skipp

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester began the game pretty well, but Villa are now growing into this contest and are looking the most likely to break the deadlock here!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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GOOD SAVE! Rogers wins possession in the attacking third and plays a through ball for Watkins to run onto. The Villa striker goes for the goal the first time, but Leicester goalkeeper Hermansen makes a fantastic save to keep the score level!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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The visitors go close as Onana finds McGinn inside the box, and the Scottish midfielder looks to find the top corner. But his shot goes wide of the goal!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Fatawu tries to run down the right as Leicester look to launch an attack, but Digne comes across and brings down the 20-year-old Ghanaian attacker.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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The game has resumed with Villa temporarily down to 10 men as Emery readies to make his first change of the game.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Substitution Leon Patrick Bailey Butler Jacob Matthew Ramsey

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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It's not looking good for Villa as Bailey is down with what looks like an issue with his hamstring. The Jamaica winger is currently receiving medical attention on the field as both sides take an early breather.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester have a free-kick in the attacking half, and it is Winks who takes it. But the delivery into the box is cleared by the Villa defence as the chance is gone.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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There's an early caution in the contest as Onana brings down Ayew to stop a Leicester break and sees the yellow card for his troubles!

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Villa striker Watkins has gone seven Premier League appearances without a goal! Can the England striker break his goalless run today?

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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The atmosphere is electric at the King Power Stadium, and both sides are not afraid of going forward in the early minutes of this encounter.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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SAVE! Hermansen is called into action early on as Watkins gets in behind the Leicester defence, but the goalkeeper advances from his line and makes a crucial save to stop the Villa frontman.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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KICK OFF! Referee David Coote blows his whistle and Villa get us underway in this Premier League encounter.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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The two sets of players are making their way onto the pitch at King Power Stadium, and we are now moments away from the kick-off.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Matty Cash is missing from the Villa squad after sustaining a hamstring injury against Arsenal, so Emery gives Bogarde his Premier League debut in the backline, which is their only change from the defeat to the Gunners. Tielemans will face his former side as he features in the midfield partnering Onana who was on target against West Ham on the opening day. Watkins and Rogers will line up in the two advanced roles for the Villans who are looking for their second win of the season today.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Cooper makes three changes to the Leicester side that lost to Fulham last week with Vestergaard dropping to the bench and Okoli taking his place in the defence for his full Premier League debut. Summer signing Skipp comes into the midfield while Ayew also makes his first league start for Leicester as De Cordova-Reid and Buonanotte only find places on the bench as substitutes for this one. Hermansen continues to be the man between the sticks for the Foxes while captain Vardy leads the line.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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ASTON VILLA SUBS: Ross Barkley, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Joe Gauci, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Ian Maatsen, Jacob Ramsey, Oliwier Zych, Sil Swinkels.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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ASTON VILLA XI (4-4-2): Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa; John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey; Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Boubakary Soumare, Daniel Iversen, Kasey McAteer, Facundo Buonanotte.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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LEICESTER CITY XI (4-3-3): Mads Hermansen; Victor Kristiansen, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, James Justin; Harry Winks, Wilfred Ndidi, Oliver Skipp; Jordan Ayew, Jamie Vardy, Abdul Fatawu.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Aston Villa learnt of their opponents in the league phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League earlier in the week as they return to the European club football's premier competition for the first time since 1983, thanks to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League last season. Unai Emery’s side opened their new league campaign with a 2-1 win against West Ham United, but having lost 2-0 to Arsenal in their first home outing last Saturday, they will now hope to bounce back against the Foxes.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester began their life back in the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur before falling to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Fulham at Craven Cottage last week. Steve Cooper’s players were in action during the midweek when they overcame League Two side Tranmere Rovers 4-0 to progress to the third round of the EFL Cup. But still searching for their first league win of the season, the Foxes will hope to make the home advantage count as they aim for three points against the visitors today.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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Leicester City vs Aston Villa

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