Leicester-Aston Villa is a Premier League Week 7 replay and is played on Tuesday at 8:45pm: TV, odds, predictions
Two excellent exonerations took place after the final day of the Premier League and among them was that of Brendan Rodgers, whose time at the helm of Leicester comes to an end after four seasons. The ownership had decided to confirm him several times despite the fateful turnaround was slow in coming, but last Saturday’s defeat against Crystal Palace was the classic straw that broke the camel’s back.
A truly disastrous roster for the Foxes, who have barely picked up two points in the last six Premier League matches, plummeting to second to last in the table. The performance at Selhurst Park – moreover, against an adversary in great difficulty and who, in order to get out of trouble, has once again enrolled the dean Roy Hodgson – was negative on all fronts: Leicester actually avoided a possible goleada, as the Eagles made 31 total shots towards Iversen’s goal. Rodgers being relieved, Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take his place: both were part of his staff. It is not yet known if the club will rely on a new coach by the end of this championship or if they will postpone any decision until the next tournament. The imperative now is to score points in the rematch with Aston Villa to avoid worsening an already critical situation.
Aston Villa now dream of Europe
The problem is that Leicester will be facing a team in excellent health, fresh from their fourth win in their last four games.
Some Aston Villa players
Anai Emery’s men, after a 3-0 win at Bournemouth, hit the jackpot at Stamford Bridge (0-2) helping to exacerbate Chelsea’s crisis, who within hours of the final whistle decided to end Graham Potter’s brief spell on the Blues’ bench. Watkins and McGinn gave another three points to an Aston Villa side that is now back to believing in Europe. When the Spanish coach arrived from Villarreal last November, no one could have imagined that the Villans, who got off to a bad start under Steve Gerrard, would be back in the running for a European title.
The Prediction
Leicester’s defensive problems are now there for all to see: they are the only team not to have kept their goal unbroken in the league in 2023. It will be no easy task to turn things around against Aston Villa, who have never failed to concede a goal since Emery came on the bench. A reaction from the Foxes is to be expected, but they are unlikely to avoid defeat in a three-goal aggregate match.
Leicester v Aston Villa likely line-ups
- LEICESTER (4-2-3-1): Iversen; Pereira, Amartey, Faes, Castagne; Soumare, Dewsbury-Hall; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho.
- ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; Ramsey, Kamara, Douglas Luiz, McGinn; Buendia, Watkins.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
