
Aston Villa ended a four-game losing run with a draw at Leicester in which both sides struggled to provide moments of quality in a scrappy end-of-season game.
Steven Gerrard's side faced up to Leicester pressure in the opening 45 minutes before improving after the break.
The home side enjoyed 67% of the ball in the first half but rarely went close, with a well-timed clearance by Villa defender Ashley Young denying James Justin.
Villa struggled for fluency throughout - completing just 69% of their passes to Leicester's 86% - but they will look back on a Tyrone Mings header that flew over the bar on half-time and half-chances missed by Ollie Watkins as moments that could have given them three points.
For Leicester, it was a first Premier League clean sheet since 5 March but perhaps their biggest positive was a return off the bench for striker Jamie Vardy, who has featured just twice in 2022 because of injury.
Unsurprisingly they shuffled their line-up with Thursday's Europa Conference League semi-final against Roma on the horizon, and the draw sees them drop to 10th in the table.
Villa stay 15th but, after a torrid run of form, this first goalless draw of the season will probably provide a little reassurance that they can make themselves harder to beat.
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