Leicester 0 – 1 A Chalet

Ross Barkley’s impressive injury-time winner put Aston Villa in second place in the Premier League as they maintained a perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win at Leicester.

Villa appeared to be suffering a hangover from his 7-2 win over Liverpool, as his 100 percent record was just minutes away from ending at King Power Stadium in what would have been the first goalless draw of the new season. of the Premier League.

But Barkley launched an unstoppable long-distance effort to overtake Kasper Schmeichel in the first minute of injury time to seal a fourth consecutive victory for Dean Smith’s team confirming the club’s best start to the club in 90 years and means Villa It is the only club in England to win all its matches this season.

Unbeaten in eight Premier League games, Villa rises to second place and is now just one point behind leaders Everton, who have played one more match, while injured Leicester remain fourth after suffering back-to-back losses at home. for the first time since 2017.

How Barkley’s Thunderbolt Kept Villa Perfect

Leicester needed an answer after delivering their perfect start to West Ham before the international break and made all the first steps as Villa took his time to settle down.

Live Timothy Castagne put Emiliano Martínez into action with a shot from an acute angle in the 22nd minute, and Villa’s stopper called again to prevent Kelechi Iheanacho’s shot from opening the scoring shortly after.

Captain Jack Grealish’s influence increased with each passing minute and he was at the heart of Villa’s best moment in the first half, but Trezeguet was unable to convert his cut under pressure from James Justin.

The visitors carried that momentum into the second half, but Ezri Konsa turned down a golden opportunity to make the breakthrough when he headed Grealish’s corner nine minutes into the restart.

Martinez saved a deflected shot from Youri Tielemans before the efforts of Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins received the same treatment at the other end of Schmeichel.

Leicester introduced James Maddison and the forgotten man Islam Slimani, who made his first appearance with the club since January 2018, in an attempt to find a late winner, and the Algerian headbutted over the goal in the 80th minute.

Villa responded with his first change when Bertrand Traore entered the fray, and could have won the game in the last minute with a header that went straight to Schmeichel.

But, as the seconds ticked by, a moment of brilliance from Barkley settled the competition as his 25-yard drive hit the bottom corner to confirm the start of a season Villa has been dreaming of for nearly a century.

What the managers said …

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Leicester Chief Brendan rodgers: “I thought we were unlucky to lose a very close match. We didn’t work on the goalkeeper as much as we would have liked.

“The second half became a basketball game, we stretched too much and Ross Barkley finished very well. It is a disappointing result but, with the players we had available, a good effort from all of us.”

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Aston Villa Manager Dean smith: “It was a very hard-working performance from all of us. It was a match in which each team canceled a bit, but there was a bit of quality and the final moment won.

“We had the opportunity during the lockdown to fix things defensively, we did it in Project Restart and now at the beginning of this season. We feel like we’ve added some quality to the team and the bond that the players are showing is tremendous.

“Starting out as well as we are is a great platform. We’ve had four wins in the spin, which is an amazing achievement from the players.”

Opta stats: Villa’s impressive start

• Aston Villa has won its first four games of a league season for the first time since the 1930-31 campaign, when it finished second in the top flight.
• Leicester have suffered back-to-back Premier League home losses without scoring for the first time since February 2017.
• Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers suffered his first Premier League loss to Aston Villa since September 2014 (0-1 by Liverpool), having won each of his four previous meetings with them prior to this match.
• Ross Barkley has scored in each of his two Premier League appearances with Aston Villa (2 goals), as many as he did in his last 42 with Chelsea before moving to Villa Park.
• Since the start of last season, Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish has won 182 Premier League fouls (including five in this game), the most of any player in the competition.

Whats Next?

Leicester host Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League on Thursday at 8pm, before traveling to Arsenal on Super sunday at 7.15 pm – live on Sky Sports Premier League. Aston Villa host Leeds in the Premier League on Friday at 8pm