Leicester City vs Aston Villa Player Ratings as The Foxes stumble at King Power Stadium
Leicester City suffered a major blow when hosting Aston Villa at home as the visitors won the game by two goals to nil. It was a convincing start from the host with the likes of Jamie Vardy and Harry Winks giving threats to Villa. However, it was the visitors who took the lead first with Amadou Onana whose goal stood until the break.
Villa put more nightmare to Leicester after Jhon Duran scored the visitors’ second goal two minutes after replacing Ollie Watkins. Leicester could only respond with Facundo Buonanotte, who cut the gap in the second half after five minutes of being on the pitch.
Leicester City Player Ratings vs Aston Villa
Goalkeeper
Mads Hermansen (7.2/10): Made several crucial saves despite conceding two goals.
Defenders
James Justin (6.7/10): Brought more options into Leicester’s attacking plan.
Wout Faes (6.6/10): Made a pretty good defending partnership alongside Okoli.
Caleb Okoli (6.8/10): Defended with all the best he could by intercepting and clearing the ball off of the box.
Victor Kristiansen (6.5/10): Ran up and down the flank to help his team attack.
Midfielders
Oliver Skipp (7/10): He showed a high intensity in the midfield which made him booked.
Harry Winks (6.6/10): Delivered several accurate passes to open the space but wasn’t good enough to break the deadlock.
Wilfred Ndidi (6.3/10): Kept the midfield area balanced with his partnership alongside Winks and Skipp.
Forwards
Abdul Fatawu (7/10): Caused problems for Villa’s defenders but failed to find the target.
Jordan Ayew (6.9/10): He struggled to find the target, with some opponent players putting high pressure on him.
Jamie Vardy (6.5/10): Bobbed and weaved to find the back of the net
Substitutions
Stephy Mavdii (6.7/10): Brought changes since he came on replacing Ayew.
Facundo Buonanotte (7.3/10): Brought Leicester to cut the gap with a goal he scored, five minutes after coming on.
Bilal El Khannous (6.6/10): Put more stability in the midfield, put Leicester in a more comfortable position to score.
Kasey McAteer (6.5/10): Put more balance in the midfield but couldn’t help Leicester to equalise.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid (N/A)
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Aston Villa Player Ratings vs Leicester City
Goalkeeper
Emi Martinez (7.1/10): Some of his saves Villa from trailing, particularly in the first half.
Defenders
Lucas Digne (6.8/10): Caused trouble for Leicester’s defenders with his determination.
Pau Torres (6.7/10): He showed a decent partnership alongside Konsa, securing three points on the road.
Ezri Konsa (6.9/10): Defended well throughout the match as Villa snatched three points at King Power.
Lamare Bogarde (6.4/10): Helped Villa to put Leicester under siege with his determination down the flank.
Midfielders
Youri Tielemans (6.6/10): Provided several key passes against his old team.
Amadou Onana (6.7/10): Continued to impress the Villa fans by scoring in a crucial time for his team.
Leon Bailey (6.8/10): Played composedly in the midfield but had to leave the pitch early due to injury.
John McGinn (6.4/10): Delivered numerous accurate passes to create chances.
Forwards
Morgan Rogers (7.1/10): Delivered one key pass and kept making Leicester busy during his presence on the pitch.
Olie Watkins (6.5/10): Had several chances but overall it was hard for him to find the back of the net.
Substitutions
Jacob Ramsey (7.2/10): Coming on to replace Bailey, played well with delivering key passes.
Ross Barkley (6.8/10): Made an instant impact by building up Villa’s second goal.
Jhon Duran (7.4/10): Made Leicester’s nightmare get real with his goal, extending the lead to 2-0.
Kosta Nedeljkovic (6.6/10): Managed to help Villa maintain the lead until the final whistle.
Ian Maatsen (6.8/10): Gave his team fresh legs by coming on in the last minutes of the match.
