Jhon Durán and Amadou Onana won the match for Aston Villa against Leicester City
Leicester City vs
Aston Villa
The away side, Aston Villa, clinched a tight 2-1 victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.
With this win, Aston Villa moved up to sixth place, while Leicester City find themselves in 15th place.
Leicester City are set to face Crystal Palace on 14 September, Everton on 21 September, and Arsenal away on 28 September. Aston Villa's upcoming fixtures include Everton on 14 September, Wolverhampton Wanderers on 21 September, and an away match against Ipswich Town on 29 September.
The game remained scoreless until the 28th minute when Amadou Onana broke the deadlock for Aston Villa with a well-timed assist from Ollie Watkins.
In the 63rd minute, Jhon Durán doubled Aston Villa's lead, thanks to a brilliant assist from Lucas Digne.
Leicester City managed to reduce the deficit in the 73rd minute with a goal from Facundo Buonanotte, assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
Following the win, Unai Emery expressed his satisfaction: "I'm very happy. We competed like we did in the first two matches. (August is) a difficult moment for every team because of playing with the transfer window."