On date 7 of the England – Premier League 2022-2023 tournament, Aston Villa suffered as a visitor, but got three points against Leicester by beating them 1-2. The goal of the game for the locals was scored by Harvey Barnes (35′ 1T). While the away goals were made by Ollie Watkins (23′ 1T) and Bertrand Traoré (42′ 2T).
Ollie Watkins earned applause with his brilliant finish 23 minutes into the first half. Emiliano Buendía served a cross and the striker kicked the ball into the back of the net.
Aston Villa and Leicester City had scoring chances that ended up hitting the post and Álex Moreno and Harry Souttar could not celebrate.
Bertrand Traoré had a great performance. The Aston Villa attacker shone by scoring 1 goal.
Another player who had a great game was Ollie Watkins. The Aston Villa attacker shone by scoring 1 goal, kicking 3 times and making 10 correct passes.
Aston Villa defender Ashley Young knocked over a pipe and seeped the ball between the legs of Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall at the start of the first leg.
The game got dirty with fouls and the players put in more strong leg. There were 3 cautions: Timothy Castagne, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Wout Faes. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sent off after receiving his second yellow, in the 69th minute of the second half.
Leicester manager Adam Sadler fielded a 4-5-1 tactical setup with Daniel Iversen in goal; Timothy Castagne, Harry Souttar, Wout Faes and Victor Kristiansen on the defensive line; Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison, Nampalys Mendy, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Harvey Barnes in the middle; and Jamie Vardy in attack.
For their part, Unai Emery’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Emiliano Martínez under the three sticks; Ashley Young, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Álex Moreno on defense; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Jacob Ramsey and Emiliano Buendía in midfield; and Ollie Watkins up front.
Graham Scott was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next day Leicester will face Tottenham away, while Aston Villa will play Southampton away.
In this way, the local is in the nineteenth place in the championship with 25 points, while the visit, with 44, is in seventh place.
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