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Bailey nets winner for Aston Villa in 2-1 triumph over Leicester City
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in EPL. | 04 January 2025 | 185 Views
Tags: Aston Villa, Leon Bailey, Premier League (England)

Reggae Boyz winger Leon Bailey scored the winner in Aston Villa's 2-1 Premier League victory over Leicester City at Villa Park on Saturday.

Both teams played out a rather tame first half before action really picked up in the second 45 minutes.

Villa found the breakthrough in the 58th minute when an attempt to keep out Youri Tielemans' shot from the left reached Ross Barkley, who hammered home from outside the box.

But the visitors struck back five minutes later when Emiliano Martinez's save to deny Jamie Vardy fell to Stephy Mavididi who made no mistake from close range.

Bailey secured the three points for the hosts with his first premier League goal of the season and 16th overall for the club, a neat finish from Ian Maatsen's short pass in the 76th minute.

Leicester, who contained Villa's attack effectively in the first half, fell to their fifth loss in a row, while eighth-placed Villa got their first win in three matches to move within three points of the top five.

 

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