Summary

  • Leicester come from two down to win

  • Foxes up to second in table

  • Dyer injured scoring late winner

  1. Postpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa

    Martin Keown
    BBC Radio 5 live at the King Power Stadium

    "Joleon Lescott 'bodied' Shinji Okazaki there. Lescott made his mind up to go in full tilt, and Okazaki was lying on the deck for a while. 

    "He'll have to get used to that."

    Shinji OkazakiImage source, Reuters
  2. Postpublished at 1 min

    Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa

    Joleon Lescott's first tackle for Villa is a cracker. Takes man and ball, leaves Shinji Okazaki in a heap. Wind out of his sails. 

  3. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa

    'Hey Jude!' drifts away from the speakers as Villa kick off.

    Someone's Sunday is about to be ruined.

    Leicester fansImage source, Getty Images
  4. 4-4-2?published at 15:57

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    It appears that rumours of the death of 4-4-2 may be exaggerated and Leicester are going to treat us to the pros and cons of the classic system.

    Tim Sherwood is still all alone, on the bench now. Has he upset everyone?Leicester go through an elaborate group huddle. Here we go!

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Which of these sides will finish higher in the table? What is a realistic aim? Who are their main rivals? If you're a fan, what would you be happy with?

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    My fear is Sherwood has too many average players and doesn't know his strongest team. Gil didn't get a look in last season but now he's playing ahead of the new arrivals. Didn't help he bought the wrong Ayew brother. Another relegation scrap for me I'm afraid but I would like to be proved wrong.

    Dan in Worcester

  6. LINE-UPSpublished at 15:55

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, Albrighton, Drinkwater, Inler, Mahrez, Okazaki, Vardy. Subs: King, Kante, Simpson, Kramaric, Ulloa, Dyer, Schwarzer.

    Aston Villa: Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Lescott, Amavi, Sanchez, Westwood, Gil, Grealish, Sinclair, Agbonlahor. Subs: Clark, Veretout, Richardson, Ayew, Hutton, Bunn, Gestede.

    Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

    LeicesterImage source, BBC Sport
    VillaImage source, BBC Sport
  7. Live on Fivepublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    This afternoon's match is live on BBC Radio 5 live. Listen online, on your radio, in your car, on your phone or on this page!

    Just use the play icon at the top of the page and enjoy.

  8. Postpublished at 15:49

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    The flags are waving around the King Power, in my experience one of the more blustery grounds in the Premier League, though no Stoke, as we close in on kick-off.

    More meteorologically themed updates to come.

    Atmosphere building. I can hear a bit of 'Holte Enders in the sky' from the away end.

  9. Who'd be a manager?published at 15:46

    Ben Dirs
    BBC Sport

    Both Tim Sherwood and Claudio Ranieri know all too well the perils of management and the fact that the sack is always hanging over their heads.

    Ben Dirs spoke to MK Dons boss Karl Robinson about the subject in this excellent piece which I urge you to read.

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    Perhaps if managers revealed more, they would be abused less. Or perhaps the risk of revealing too much is too great for many to take. One of the unfortunate side effects of all this money sloshing around the game is that fans paying fortunes for tickets and TV subscriptions feel entitled to say what they want, to hell with the hidden consequences.

  10. Draw written all over it?published at 15:43

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    At home, the Foxes have suffered just one defeat in their nine Premier League games against Aston Villa (W4 D4).

    But Leicester have enjoyed just one win in their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (D1 L3).

  11. Get Involvedpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Text us on 81111

    I'll be happy to be going into the last couple of games safe

    Matthew Barr, Villa fan

    Optimism rife for Matthew!

  12. Pre-match tension?published at 15:38

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Leicester warm upImage source, Getty Images

    With 20 minutes to go until kick-off you'd expect Tim Sherwood to be prepping his last-minute pre-match chat.

    Instead the Villa boss is alone with his thoughts in the corner of the tunnel, watching his players warm-up a few yards away.

    Intense. So intense.

  13. Get Involvedpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Five games into the season is no time to be making bold, sweeping predictions.

    But that is exactly what we want you to do.

    Which of these sides will finish higher in the table? What is a realistic aim? Who are their man rivals?

    If you're a fan, what would you be happy with?

    GoalImage source, Getty Images

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  14. Foxes in the goalspublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Leicester goalsImage source, bb

  15. 'The Tinkerman hasn't tinkered'published at 15:31 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Former Leicester defender Matt Elliott: "The key to Leicester’s good start to the season has been that the Tinkerman hasn't tinkered. And why would he change something that was working well? 

    "Claudio Ranieri's brought in good players to strengthen the squad but things look rosy at Leicester at the moment. They've followed on from their good form last season."

  16. Postpublished at 15:27

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards know each other well as former team-mates at Manchester City and England, and they are having plenty of chat as they go through a rigorous pre-match stretching exercise.

    Tim Sherwood mentioned in midweek that Lescott can have a similar impact to that of Robert Huth - who came in and steadied the Leicester ship so well last year. 

  17. FULL-TIMEpublished at 15:23

    Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham

    All over in the day's early game, which has set a low bar in terms of entertainment value.

    Ryan Mason's late goal the only strike of the game - you can follow full reaction in this page here.

  18. 'Villa are in transition'published at 15:22 British Summer Time 13 September 2015

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Martin Keown
    BBC Radio 5 live at the King Power Stadium

    "Aston Villa have been struggling a bit since the start of this season, while Leicester can move into the top three with a win, who would have though that? They are really vibrant when playing at home. 

    "Villa are a team in transition at the moment and they need something today. Christian Benteke leaving left them a bit short but Jack Grealish is a player Tim Sherwood really believes in and Joleon Lescott coming in is a good acquisition. 

    "There's lots of talent there, but Villa need to start scoring quickly."

  19. Leicester's deadline daypublished at 15:19

    Leicester v Aston Villa (16:00 BST)

    Leicester, meanwhile, made an exciting addition (in my book) as they landed Swansea City winger Nathan Dyer on a season-long loan deal.  

    Dyer is on the bench today. Pace.