On the 4th of February, in this week 22 match, Leicester City and Aston Villa will play a match in Birmingham in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 11th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Southampton. Ollie Watkins scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Southampton was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. Aston Villa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Leicester City is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Walsall. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first for Leicester City in the 68th minute on a feed from Nampalys Mendy, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Walsall was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Aston Villa and Leicester City last played eachother at the Villa Park on Tue Jan 28th. Aston Villa won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 39000 excited fans. Matt Targett scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 12th minute, then Kelechi Iheanacho tied it up for Leicester City in the 72nd minute.
Kelechi Iheanacho has been the most effective weapon for Leicester City lately. The Nigerian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Emiliano Buendía. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Unai Emery Etxegoien’s Aston Villa squad will be without John McGinn, Jed Steer, Diego Carlos and Ollie Watkins, while Brendan Rodgers’s squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans and James Justin.