Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
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Aston Villa vs Leicester City
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Looking to extend their unbeaten home league run to 10 matches, Aston Villa welcome Midlands counterparts Leicester City to Villa Park. The Villans were forced to share the spoils with Brighton during their final contest of 2024, whereas the Foxes were defeated on their own patch by Manchester City to round off a mixed calendar year. Winning just one of their final four top-flight outings prior to the turn of the year, Villa have dropped down to ninth place in the Premier League standings. Leicester’s 2-0 defeat against City extended their winless streak to five, leaving them in 19th place on 14 points, two points adrift of safety with 19 matches left. The team now guided by Van Nistelrooy haven't earned a win in a Premier League away game since October 2024 against Southampton.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
14:37
Hello and welcome everyone, and a belated Happy New Year to all! We've flicked over into a new calendar year and there are plenty of resolutions to go around, as today, two sides are looking for fresh starts after their previous games in 2024. We bring you live text coverage of Aston Villa v Leicester City, in what's hopefully an engaging clash in the Premier League's 20th matchday.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City
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Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
