Aston Villa are unbeaten in three trips to the King Power, but are now targeting back-to-back victories in Leicester for the first time since 1981, and outcome that appears likely, considering the Foxes are yet to claim victory.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Preview
Aston Villa's start to this season has been mixed, defeating West Ham 2-1 on the opening day, before a narrow 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last time out. Leicester meantime held Spurs to a 1-1 draw in their opener, but followed this up by being beaten 2-1 at Craven Cottage a week ago. Steve Cooper's side did claim a morale-boosting victory in the EFL Cup, smashing Tranmere Rovers 4-0 on Tuesday, but desperately need Premier League points, although they'll have to upset the odds to pick up any here.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 108
- Leicester City Wins: 45. Draws: 26. Aston Villa Wins: 37
Leicester City vs Aston Villa: Last 5 Meetings
- 4 April 2023 - Leicester City 1-2 Aston Villa
- 4 February 2023 - Aston Villa 2-4 Leicester City
- 23 April 2022 - Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- 5 December 2021 - Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City
- 21 February 2021 - Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
Leicester City Team News
Steve Cooper made eight changes for the mid-week League Cup tie, Wout Faes, Harry Winks and Wilfred Ndidi the only players to keep their places. Oliver Skipp made his debut in midfield, but the vast majority of Leicester's key figures will return to the XI, including Jamie Vardy, who has drawn a blank in each of his last five meetings with Villa, despite having scored five in his previous four league encounters with them.
Leicester City predicted lineup vs Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Nididi, Buonanotte, Decordova-Reid, Fatawu; Vardy.
Leicester City Player to Watch vs Aston Villa
Leicester's player to watch is Facundo Buonanotte, who's arrived on loan from Brighton. The 19 year old Argentine could provide the quality that the Foxes' frontline is otherwise lacking, so will be key to their chances of a positive result here.
Aston Villa Team News
Unai Emery has named an unchanged line-up for both matches so far, but surely won't be able to continue this trend, given that Matty Cash hobbled off against Arsenal, meaning 18 year old Kosta Nedeljković will deputise at right-back. That aside, expect little change, with Lucas Digne keeping his place on the opposite side, with new signing Ian Maatsen still awaiting his full debut, after two substitute appearances.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Leicester City: (4-3-3): Martínez; Nedeljković, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans, McGinn; Bailey, Rogers, Watkins.
Aston Villa Players to Watch vs Leicester City
After squandering two gilt-edged chances during the defeat to Arsenal, Ollie Watkins has now failed to score in seven successive Premier League appearances, his longest draught since October 2022, so can he break that here?
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Prediction
We're backing Aston Villa to prevail in this all-Midlands affair. The Claret and Blue Army are, without doubt, the stronger of the two sides, and were impressive even in defeat last weekend. Leicester on the other hand just lack quality, were very fortunate to pinch a point from Spurs, but surely won't be as lucky this time: Leicester City 0-2 Aston Villa.
Leicester City vs Aston Villa FAQs - Premier League
How to watch Leicester City vs Aston Villa Premier League game on TV channel?
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Premier League game will be available on the following TV channels;
- UK: This match is not being broadcast live in the UK.
- USA: USA Network and Universo
- Canada: fuboTV Canada
How to watch Leicester City vs Aston Villa Premier League game on live streaming?
Leicester City vs Aston Villa Premier League game will be available on the following streaming services;
- UK: This match is not being broadcast live in the UK.
- USA: NBC.com, Fubo, and Sling TV.
- Canada: FuboTV, Peacock Premium
What is the date and kick-off time for Leicester City vs Aston Villa in the Premier League?
Leicester City vs Aston Villa takes place on Saturday 31 August 2024, with kick off at 15:00 (BST), 10:00 (ET) & 7:00 (PDT).