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・January 4, 2025 January 04 Jan 04

Aston Villa wins, sends Leicester City to 6th straight loss

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Villa Park, Birmingham, ENG

Jordan Ayew - Attempts four crossesAyew recorded four crosses (one accurate) and one corner in Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa.

ImpactAyew has attempted more than three crosses in two of his last three appearances, though his cross accuracy has been all the same. In each of the games, he logged only one accurate cross without getting an assist. Ayew remains without an assist this season, though his lack of contributions in that regard has been compensated for somewhat with four goals.

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Lucas Digne - Five crosses, three interceptionsDigne registered one shot (zero on goal), five crosses (zero accurate) and two corners in Saturday's 2-1 win against Leicester City.

ImpactFor the third straight game, Digne attempted more than five crosses, but his latest effort provided zero accuracy in them. Despite the Leicester goal, he mainly produced well defensively, marking his second straight game with multiple tackles and his highest interception tally since Oct. 26.

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Stephy Mavididi - Finally scores againMavididi scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Saturday's 2-1 defeat versus Aston Villa.

ImpactMavididi went over three months without a goal until Saturday, when he was responsible for Leicester City's lone mark on an Aston Villa win. He has a direct goal contribution in two of his last three appearances and three goals for Leicester this season.

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Jakub Stolarczyk - Concedes two goalsStolarczyk recorded three saves and allowed two goals in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Aston Villa.

ImpactStolarczyk has conceded multiple goals in each of his last three appearances. If Mads Hermansen (groin) is not healthy within one week and Leicester's team still prefers not using Danny Ward, Stolarczyk will try to redeem himself Saturday in FA Cup action before playing Crystal Palace on Jan. 15.

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Ian Maatsen - Assist off benchMaatsen assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Saturday's 2-1 win against Leicester City.

ImpactMaatsen has been a regular part of Aston Villa's bench, and the statement did not change Saturday. However, the unappealing role did not stop him from making an impact against Leicester City, who fell with a Leon Bailey goal. Maatsen provided the assist to it, which should boost his stock at least a little bit for future starts over fellow left-back Lucas Digne.

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Ross Barkley - Scores in startBarkley scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Leicester City.

ImpactBarkley was promoted to Aston Villa's starting XI on Saturday, and he rewarded the lineup decision by logging the team's first goal against Leicester City. Barkley has logged a goal in each of his last two starts, which suggests the midfielder should be rewarded with more of them more often.

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Leon Bailey - Finally on scoresheetBailey scored one goal to go with two shots (two on goal) and three crosses (zero accurate) in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

ImpactAfter finishing the 2024 part of his 2024-25 season without a goal, Bailey is finally back to goal-scoring ways already more than 15 games into Aston Villa's current campaign. Perhaps his latest appearance and 2025 can provide a turnaround for Bailey, who finished his 2023-24 season as a double-digit goalscorer, which he is nowhere near being in this campaign.

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