Leicester City 0 - 1 Aston Villa: Finished | 2020-10-18 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Kasper Schmeichel	0	1	3

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Kelechi Iheanacho 71'	0	0	1	5	2

Midfielders	SHO	FC	FS
Ayoze Pérez	1	1	1
Youri Tielemans	2	1	0
Harvey Barnes	1	1	4
Nampalys Mendy 78'	0	0	1
Dennis Praet 68'	0	3	1

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Timothy Castagne	1	3	1
James Justin	0	1	2
Wesley Fofana	0	0	3
Jonny Evans	0	2	1

Substitutes	SHO	FC	FS
James Maddison 68'(Dennis Praet)	0	1	2
Islam Slimani 71'(Kelechi Iheanacho)	1	0	0
Hamza Choudhury 78'(Nampalys Mendy)	0	0	0
Marc Albrighton	0	0	0
Wes Morgan	0	0	0
Cengiz Ünder	0	0	0
Danny Ward	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Emiliano Martínez	0	0	5

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Ollie Watkins	0	0	1	1	1

Midfielders	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
John McGinn	0	1	1	2	1
Douglas Luiz	0	0	1	2	0
Ross Barkley 91'	1	0	1	2	0
Jack Grealish	0	0	0	4	5
Trézéguet 81'	0	0	1	3	2

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Matthew Cash	0	2	2
Matt Targett	2	0	0
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo	1	2	5
Tyrone Mings	0	0	1

Substitutes	SHO	FC	FS
Bertrand Traoré 81'(Trézéguet)	1	0	0
Björn Engels	0	0	0
Anwar El Ghazi	0	0	0
Marvelous Nakamba	0	0	0
Conor Hourihane	0	0	0
Ahmed El Mohamady	0	0	0
Jed Steer	0	-	-

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Smith's side have now won their opening four games to a league season for the first time since 1930-31, when they went on to finish second. That is the position they find themselves in after this late victory, one point off top spot with a game in hand to play on Everton. Next up for Villa is a home meeting with Leeds United next Friday, while Leicester face Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League on Thursday.

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Barkley's stunning late strike earns Villa a 1-0 win away at Leicester. Both teams had the odd sight of goal prior to that, with Martinez producing the best of the saves to keep out Tielemans, but it was left to Barkley to settle the contest when he picked out the bottom-left corner from 25 yards in the 91st minute.

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FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-1 ASTON VILLA

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Leicester now have around 60 seconds to find an equaliser. Villa have kept hold of the ball since edging in front and are on the verge of a fourth successive league win to begin the season.

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McGinn shifted the ball to his right and Barkley, having been given a few yards to run into, elected to take range. What a great choice that proved to be!

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GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! LEICESTER 0-1 VILLA!!! Barkley has surely won it for Villa!!! McGinn plays the ball inside to Barkley, the midfielder takes a couple of slight touches to set himself and then picks out the bottom-left corner from more than 25 yards out. Great strike!

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ON TARGET! Traore finds himself in a bit of space to meet McGinn's cross. He heads down and straight into the welcoming hands of Schmeichel. That may well be as good as the chances comes as we enter four added minutes.

89'

BLOCK! This is sensational from Grealish, yet again - what a game he has had, even if there are no goals or assists to show for it. He wriggles past a few players and sets up Barkley, but the midfielder's shot from eight yards is blocked.

88'

Castagne is first to Traore's front-post delivery. Time is fast running out for one of these sides to find a breakthrough goal.

86'

Traore's cross is aimed to nobody in particular but it takes a slight touch off a Leicester player and the visitors have a late corner.

85'

Barnes has a shot blocked. Play is recycled and Maddison lays it off to Castagne down the right, but his cross is also dealt with by Villa's stubborn defence.

83'

It may still be goalless at the King Power Stadium but this has been a pretty gripping contest, helped by both sides pushing for a winner. Justin whips in a good cross but it is headed clear.

81'

Trezeguet is replaced by Traore in the first of Villa's changes.

80'

The two Premier League fixtures with the most yellow cards this season have involved Aston Villa (nine v Fulham and seven today).

78'

Sensing his side are in need of some fresh legs in midfield, Rodgers brings on Choudhury for Mendy.

78'

Barnes blasts over from the edge of the Villa box. Rodgers is about to make another change...

77'

Grealish races through the non-existent Leicester midfield and has a player either side. In the end he delays the pass too long and his low cross is eventually cut out.

76'

Villa are playing a brave game as they attempt to pen in their opponents. A point at the King Power Stadium would be a good result but Smith clearly wants all three points.

74'

Watkins knocks the ball past Evans and the Leicester centre-back, knowing full well that he has been beaten, sticks out a long leg and brings his opponent down. I make that seven bookings now.

73'

After getting away with a number of similar challenges, Castagne is finally booked for catching Grealish.

71'

Iheanacho has not made much of an impact today and is replaced by Slimani, who is making the rarest of outings for Leicester.

70'

Douglas Luiz hauls down Maddison and now has a yellow card next to his name.

69'

STRAIGHT AT SCHMEICHEL! Watkins fails to make any contact with his shot but Grealish lays it off to Douglas Luiz on the edge of the box. He has plenty of time to pick his spot but sends it down the middle and Schmeichel saves.

68'

Maddison is on for Praet in the first of the game's substitutions. Can the attacking midfielder unpick Villa's defence?

68'

Schmeichel gets two hands to the corner underneath his crossbar. Good goalkeeping, that!

67'

The ball runs behind for another Villa corner. This game remains incredibly wide open and will surely not finish goalless.

66'

Grealish carves Leicester wide open and it is a three-on-three counter. McGinn has two players to his right but his cutback to the edge of the box is easily cut out.

64'

SAVE! James wants a penalty after being blocked by Cash but the referee instead awards a free-kick. Tielemans tries to catch out Martinez but the keeper reads it well and makes another save.

62'

Grealish really is in superb form. The ball seems to stick to his boots like a magnet but an unfortunate bounce sees it roll out of play for a goal-kick.

61'

GREAT SAVE! Tielemans has a go from 25 yards. The ball takes a telling deflection off Mings and Martinez deserves huge praise for getting down to his left quickly and pushing the ball aside.

59'

None of Leicester City's last eight Premier League matches have been drawn, with Brendan Rodgers' side winning four and losing four. They have shipped at least twice in six of those eight games (16 goals in total), keeping a clean sheet in the other two.

57'

Leicester have not got going in this second half and Rodgers will surely now be considering a change or two. Villa should probably be in the lead following that big opportunity for Konsa a couple of minutes ago.

55'

BIG CHANCE FOR KONSA! The Villa centre-back outjumps his man to get on the end of Grealish's left-sided corner but heads down and wide from five yards out.

53'

Mings flicks on the free-kick but it is cleared as far as McGinn. The midfielder gets his shot from 25 yards horribly wrong.

52'

Grealish has three opposition players chasing him down and yet still somehow escapes with the ball. Castagne barges into the playmaker and Villa have another free-kick.

50'

Konsa flicks on a free-kick and it loops into the air. Leicester keeper Schmeichel has an easy catch to make.

49'

Grealish picks up the ball on the left and his first thought is to quickly cut inside. He does exactly that and slips in Targett, but the full-back's cross is cleared to safety.

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Leicester just about edged possession in the first half but they failed to create any sort of clear-cut opportunities, unlike their opponents. Slimani and Maddison are among the home side's substitutions, while Villa can call upon the likes of Hourihane and Traore should they wish.

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There is nothing to separate Leicester and Villa in a goalless first half. Martinez had a few routine saves to make while Schmeichel was untested throughout the opening 45 minutes. However, the best chance of the half fell to Trezeguet, who fired wide from a good position.

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There were no changes made by either manager at the interval, by the way, so it is as you were. Perez gets on the end of Tielemans' half-cleared free-kick and his shot deflects wide.

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HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 0-0 ASTON VILLA

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RESTART! Leicester get us back up and running at the King Power Stadium. Will one of these sides find a breakthrough in the second 45? Fingers crossed!

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INCREDIBLE PLAY! Grealish plays a sublime back-heeled pass into the feet of Targett down the left. The full-back crosses but sends it an inch too high for Trezeguet at the back post.

44'

It is looking increasingly likely as though the sides will go into half-time all square. Watkins is given a pass to chase down but his shot from a tight angle is blocked by Fofana and ricochets back off him for a goal-kick.

42'

Targett takes on the free-kick from 25 yards, in a slightly right-sided position, and lifts it over the crossbar.

41'

Tielemans catches McGinn late and, after initially playing advantage, referee Jonathan Moss goes back to the incident and shows the midfielder a yellow.

40'

Cash rather comically pulls back on Barnes' shorts in a desperate attempt to stop the Leicester attacker from bursting clear. The referee reaches into his pocket for a third time.

38'

After a series of niggling fouls, the game has become a little stop-start. Half-time is now fast approaching and there is nothing to separate the sides.

36'

Trezeguet's cross deflects off Fofana and Grealish is happy to usher the ball out for a corner. McGinn swings it in and Fofana gets his head to it at the near post.

35'

Cash is at full stretch and has to get his challenge on Praet spot on inside the box. He does exactly that to win back the ball for his side.

34'

Praet has three players waiting for the ball in the penalty box but horribly overhits the cross straight out of play. This game has been incredibly open.

32'

McGinn clips the heels of Barnes to halt a counter and becomes the second player to be issued a yellow card.

31'

This is brilliant from Grealish. He powers past a couple of players and is then tripped by Perez, who enters the referee's book as a result.

30'

The game has come to life in the last 10 minutes or so, with chances at both ends. Villa were slow off the mark but the sides are pretty much even now in terms of overall possession.

28'

Iheanacho pretty much slaps Konsa in the face when leaping to win an aerial ball. There may have been no malice involved but he has to be careful.

27'

INCHES WIDE! This is Villa's best moment of the match by quite some distance. Targett slips in Grealish and the playmaker spots Trezeguet in the middle. The first-time shot is just wide of the target, but Villa's players feel Trezeguet was clipped by James.

25'

ANOTHER MARTINEZ SAVE! Iheanacho is having a lot of joy out there at the moment. He once again collects the ball and spins towards goal, but his shot from 25 yards is a pretty straightforward one for Martinez to deal with.

23'

SAVE! Iheanacho once again picks up the ball in a little bit of space 35 yards from goal and plays it to Castagne on his right. The full-back has options in the middle but goes for goal and is denied by Martinez at the near post.

21'

Grealish's free-kick is sent in to the six-yard box and Leicester goalkeeper Schmeichel has a simple catch to make.

20'

Trezeguet swings a cross in from the right and it is headed away. Villa look to keep the ball moving and Grealish is caught by a pretty bad challenge from Praet, who is fortunate to avoid a booking.

18'

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games (W5 D2), winning the last three in a row. They last had a longer unbeaten run in the competition back in October 2011 (10 games), while they last won more consecutively in December 2009 (four).

16'

Villa are enjoying a spell on the ball now. Smith's men seem in no rush to get it forward when Leicester have bodies back, with their gameplan perhaps to hit their opponents on the counter.

14'

Mings is a lot quicker off the mark than Iheanacho and wins the ball cleanly from his opponent inside the box. Leicester are getting the ball in some good positions.

12'

Martinez is quickly off his line to get to a throughball ahead of Iheanacho but the offside flag would have denied the Leicester striker, anyway.

11'

Mendy's outswinging cross form the right is headed clear. Leicester have had 64 per cent of the ball in the opening 11 minutes, without yet managing a serious attempt of any sort.

9'

Villa's players are not exactly pressing high up the pitch, but they are blocking off each passing avenue for Evans and Fofana. The ball is eventually worked forward and the visitors turn over possession.

7'

Iheanacho picks up the ball between the lines and has acres of space to run into. He elects to offload to Barnes and the attacking midfielder gives away possession on the edge of the box.

6'

Fofana is caught in the face by a stray arm from Villa striker Watkins but is fine to play on. That is quite the introduction to English football for the young defender!

4'

Iheanacho makes a Vardy-esque run in behind but trips Mings and a free-kick is awarded to Villa.

3'

Leicester have been allowed to knock the ball around in the opening stages. Perez plays in Castagne on the overlap but the full-back's cross towards the back post has too much on it.

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KICK-OFF! Villa get us up and running in this Midlands derby at the King Power Stadium. Will the visitors make it four wins from four? Let's find out!

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Both sets of players are now out on the field and kick-off is just moments away. This match will be played behind closed doors, as will every other Premier League fixture for the foreseeable future.

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Leicester City have won four of their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa, drawing the other. Today's visitors have won only one of their last 11 top-flight away games against Leicester, in fact, losing the last three in a row since a 5-0 win in January 2004.

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As you would expect, Smith has gone with the same XI that thumped Liverpool last time out. That means a start for Douglas Luiz in holding midfield, despite playing a full part in both of Brazil's games during the international break. Watkins, who scored a hat-trick against the champions, leads the line and Grealish will provide support from attacking midfield.

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Leicester show three changes from their home loss against West Ham a fortnight ago. Jamie Vardy misses out on squad selection entirely because of a calf issue, while Caglar Soyuncu and Daniel Amartey have also been ruled out, so in come Praet, Iheanacho and Fofana, the latter making his debut following his £32million arrival from Saint-Etienne.

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Subs: Jed Steer, Anwar El Ghazi, Bertrand Traore, Bjorn Engels, Ahmed Elmohamady, Marvelous Nakamba, Conor Hourihane.

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VILLA XI (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett; Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Trezeguet, Ross Barkley, Jack Grealish (c); Ollie Watkins.

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Subs: Marc Albrighton, Cengiz Under, Danny Ward, James Maddison, Islam Slimani, Hamza Choudhury, Wes Morgan.

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LEICESTER XI (4-1-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel (c); Timothy Castagne, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, James Justin; Nampalys Mendy; Ayoze Perez, Youri Tielemans, Dennis Praet, Harvey Barnes; Kelechi Iheanacho.

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Villa have won all three of their matches so far, meanwhile, including a truly incredible 7-2 victory over champions Liverpool two weeks ago. Dean Smith's men start this game sitting in third place, four points adrift of early pacesetters Everton with two games in hand to play.

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Leicester made a superb start to their season with three wins on the spin, scoring 12 goals in the process, only to suffer a shock 3-0 loss at home to West Ham in their last match before the international break. Still, a victory today will see Brendan Rodgers' side climb into second place.

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