Aston Villa vs Leicester

4 February 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–3

  • Ollie Watkins 9’
  • Harry Souttar 32’ (og)
  • James Maddison 12’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 41’
  • Tetê 45+2’
  • Dennis Praet 79’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 4-2 away at Aston Villa. Leicester led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead in the 9th minute, James Maddison equalised in the 12th minute, set up by Kelechi Iheanacho, Souttar's own goal put Aston Villa back in front in the 32nd minute, Kelechi Iheanacho equalised with a header in the 41st minute, set up by Harvey Barnes, and Tetê put Leicester in front in first-half stoppage time, set up by Kelechi Iheanacho. In the second half, Dennis Praet made it 2-4 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 2.50 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Aston Villa's 1.52 from 19.

Match stats

Aston Villa Leicester
19 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 2.50
1.50 Non-penalty xG 2.50
15 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Aston Villa Leicester
Kick-off
Ollie Watkins1-0 (Aston Villa)
9’
12’
James Maddison
Assist: Kelechi Iheanacho1-1 (Leicester)
Harry Souttar
Own goal2-1 (Aston Villa)
32’
41’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Assist: Harvey Barnes2-2 (Leicester)
45+2’
Tetê
Assist: Kelechi Iheanacho2-3 (Leicester)
Half-time2-3
79’
Dennis Praet2-4 (Leicester)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Leicester
  • Timothy Castagne
  • Youri Tielemans
  • Caglar Söyüncü

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 2.50 9’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 9’ 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-1 12’ 32’ Harry Souttar (Aston Villa) own goal, 2-1 32’ 41’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-2 41’ 45+2’ Tetê (Leicester), 2-3 45+2’ 79’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), 2-4 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 2.50 9’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 9’ 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-1 Maddison 12’ 32’ Harry Souttar (Aston Villa) own goal, 2-1 Souttar 32’ 41’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 2-2 Iheanacho 41’ 45+2’ Tetê (Leicester), 2-3 Tetê 45+2’ 79’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), 2-4 Praet 79’
Aston Villa 1.52 xGLeicester 2.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Aston Villa attacking 
47’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 9’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 41’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 79’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 46’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 90+4’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 65’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 61’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Harry Souttar (Leicester), own goal 47’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 9’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 41’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 79’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 46’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 63’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 50’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Álex Moreno (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Harry Souttar (Leicester), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Ashley Young DEF621 0.020.021
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.070.000
Lucas Digne DEF490 0.000.101
Jacob Ramsey MID490 0.000.051
Douglas Luiz MID900 0.000.123
Boubacar Kamara MID850 0.000.061
Emiliano Buendía MID905 0.240.223
Ollie Watkins FWD9014 0.830.051
Leon Bailey FWD854 0.210.052
Philippe Coutinho Sub412 0.100.111
Álex Moreno Sub412 0.050.000
Matthew Cash Sub280 0.000.000
Leander Dendoncker Sub50 0.000.000
Jhon Durán Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 46% Avg odds 2.11
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Leicester win 27% Avg odds 3.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWDWW
Leicester LLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa, 23 Apr 22 Next meeting: Leicester 1-2 Aston Villa, 04 Apr 23  All Aston Villa vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.