Leicester - Aston Villa - 1:2. English Championship, round 7. Match review, statistics

On April 4, one of the matches of the 7th round of the championship of England took place. They met Leicester (England) and Aston Villa (England).

Leicester - Aston Villa - 1:2. English Championship, round 7. Match review, statistics

English Championship, Week 7.

Leicester (England) - Aston Villa (England) - 1:2 (1:1)
Goals: Harvey Barnes (35) - O. Watkins (24)

Warnings: Castagne (54), C. Dewsbury-Hall (64), C. Dewsbury-Hall (70), W. Faez (89)

Leicester vs. Aston Villa match review:

Leicester City faced Aston Villa in an exciting Premier League match at the King Power Stadium. With both teams looking to take all three points, the match should have been an exciting one. The 1-1 score at halftime indicated an even game, but in the end Aston Villa won 1-2. The game got off to a rousing start as Aston Villa immediately asserted their attacking intentions. In the 24th minute, Aston Villa's O. Watkins opened the scoring with an accurate shot past Kasper Schmeichel. Leicester fought back and equalized in the 35th minute thanks to the efforts of H. Barnes. The second half began with Leicester receiving consecutive yellow cards for T. Castagna and C. Dewsbury-Hall in the 54th and 64th minutes respectively. Unfortunately for Leicester, Dewsbury-Hall was shown a second yellow card in the 70th minute, leading to his removal from the game.

Leicester tried to make changes to get back into the game, making two substitutions in the 76th and 85th minutes, letting J. Aston Villa on the field as well, making four substitutions in the 79th, 85th and 87th minutes. J. Ramsey, A. Moreno, A. Young and L. Bailey came on instead of J. Durand, L. Dinier, K. Chambers and B. Traore respectively. The substitutions made by Aston Villa proved to be decisive in the game as Traore scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, ensuring the visiting team all three points. The match was full of excitement, but in the end it was Aston Villa's day with a hard-fought victory away from home. With this result, they moved up the Premier League standings, while Leicester will be disappointed with a home defeat. Regardless, it was a game that provided plenty of entertainment for soccer fans and will be talked about for a long time to come.

In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Leicester - Bournemouth, Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest.

Leicester - Aston Villa - 1:2. English Championship, round 7. Match review, statistics.

Leicester - Aston Villa match statistics:

Leicester Aston Villa
4 Shots on goal 4
9 Strokes 14
1 Blocked kicks 5
6 Kicks from the penalty area 7
3 Kicks from behind the penalty box 7
9 Violations 14
4 Corner 8
2 Offsides 1
35% Ball possession 65%
4 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
2 Saves by goalkeeper 3
280 Total assists 529
207 Accurate passes 466
74% Accuracy of transmissions 88%
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