It was a similar story for the Foxes' fans in the first half, going a goal behind in each of their three Premier League matches so far.
The match started off quite even, with neither side really on top, until the 28th minute, a nice bit of movement from Villa saw new signing Amadou Onana free on the edge of the six-yard box, who was ready to strike and break the deadlock.
Just as Steve Cooper was looking towards his bench for inspiration, Villa’s Jhon Duran looped a header into the back of the Leicester net leaving Mads Hermansen helpless.
The introduction of Facundo Buonanotte and Stephy Mavididi brought a sudden spark to the boys in blue as after just five minutes on the pitch, the pair combined for Buonanotte’s first ever goal for the Foxes.
After that moment, the Villains defended well and were able to use their experience and see out the match, claiming victory away from home.
Here is how the Leicester players performed:
Big early saves kept Leicester in the game, but a couple of lapses of concentration gifting the ball to the opposition could have been costly on another day.
James Justin- 5
He was quite poor in the early stages, rushing in possession and just hoofing the ball forward without consideration on a few occasions.
However, he did improve as the game went on, but didn't do enough to suggest that he will be starting over Ricardo Pereira next time out.
Wout Faes- 6
Despite rumours that he wants out of the club, Faes put in a solid performance, winning a lot of his duels.
His passing was sloppy at times, and he was caught dithering on the ball occasionally.
Caleb Okoli- 7
A very dominant display by the Italian giant on his full Premier League debut.
Okoli managed the pace of Ollie Watkins well and showed off his impressive strength in duels when needed.
Similarly to Justin, he grew into the match and became a good attacking outlet in the second half, overlapping Stephy Mavididi to put in some dangerous crosses.
Harry Winks- 6
Winks got on the ball a lot and kept it very simple, but didn’t have much impact on the outcome of the game.
With all the attacking options Leicester have, it was a surprise to see Ndidi starting in the 10 role.
He worked hard but offered very little going forward and misplaced passes throughout.
Oliver Skipp- 5
He was tenacious in the tackle and was a big asset off the ball, but he struggled and looked nervous when on the ball, with many loose touches.
Abdul Fatawu- 6
The 20-year-old winger was giving Lucas Digne a hard time in the first half, but he didn’t do enough throughout the match.
A weak performance considering Fatawu’s high standards.
Jordan Ayew- 7
The Ghanaian was Leicester’s brightest spark on his Premier League debut for the club.
He drew fouls well and was constantly working hard to win the ball back as well.
Jamie Vardy- 5
He struggled to have any real impact on the game but was unlucky with a few decisions from the referee that could have gone in his favour another day.
Substitutes
He immediately beat his man when he came on and showed his skill in the build up of Leicester’s goal.
McAteer was not on the pitch long enough to make an impact.
Bilal El Khannouss- 6
He looked neat on the ball and has potential to be a big player for the Foxes.
It was a surprise that he didn’t start the match. He was very bright and scored his goal expertly.
Like McAteer, he wasn’t on the pitch long enough to make an impact.
