Aston Villa faced off against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure all three points on their travels in the Premier League. The Villans made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 28th minute when Amadou Onana got his name on the scoresheet. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Jhon Duran doubled his team’s advantage in the 63rd minute. However, Facundo Buonanotte got a goal back for the home team just ten minutes later. The contest ended with the Villans earning a narrow 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the match against the Foxes.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
Martinez made a couple of solid saves during the game but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Lamare Bogarde – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one good run with the ball.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
Konsa made plenty of important clearances inside his half and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Pau Torres – 6.5/10
The Spaniard performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
LB: Lucas Digne – 7.5/10
Digne hardly put a foot wrong defensively and managed to secure an assist for setting up Duran’s goal.
RW: Leon Bailey – 6/10
He made a quiet start to the game and was replaced in the 15th minute.
CM: Amadou Onana – 7.5/10
Onana finished off a good set-piece routine to give Aston Villa the lead in the 28th minute and was a real menace in the opponent’s half.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 7/10
Tielemans caught the eye at times with his performance at the centre of the park.
LW: John McGinn – 6.5/10
He made two decent runs with the ball and put in a hard-working display on the left flank.
ST: Morgan Rogers – 6.5/10
Rogers caused some headaches for his marker but there was no goal for him.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6.5/10
The English forward put in a good shift in the Leicester half and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
RW: Jacob Ramsey – 7/10
He made a few dangerous runs with the ball.
ST: Jhon Duran – 7.5/10
Duran doubled Aston Villa’s advantage with a great header in the 63rd minute.
CM: Ross Barkley – 6/10
He added some experience to Emery’s midfield.
LB: Ian Maatsen – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RB: Kosta Nedeljković – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
