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Leicester City vs Aston Villa. Premier League.

The King Power StadiumAttendance31,733.

Leicester City 3

  • R de Laet (72nd minute)
  • J Vardy (82nd minute)
  • N Dyer (89th minute)

Aston Villa 2

  • J Grealish (39th minute)
  • C Gil (63rd minute)

Leicester 3-2 Aston Villa: Nathan Dyer completes fantastic Foxes comeback

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates as he scores their second and equalising goal against Aston Villa
Image: Jamie Vardy scored Leicester's second as they came from two goals down to beat Aston Villa

Leicester staged a stunning late comeback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.

Leicester v Villa highlights
Leicester v Villa highlights

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Jack Grealish gave the visitors the lead in the 40th minute with a fine finish before Carles Gil doubled the advantage after the break with another excellent strike.

But the Foxes turned things around in a pulsating final 20 minutes as Ritchie de Laet and Jamie Vardy made it 2-2.

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Super Sunday guest Dwight Yorke said Leicester City thoroughly deserved their comeback win

Nathan Dyer then netted an 89th-minute winner on his debut to complete a memorable comeback.

The result moves Leicester up to second in the table while Villa, who are winless since the opening day, will rue letting the game slip from their grasp in the final stages.

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Patrick Davison is joined by Alan Smith at the King Power Stadium to reflect on Leicester's impressive second-half comeback

Joleon Lescott made his debut in defence for Villa while Switzerland international Gokhan Inler made his first league start for Leicester.

With their unbeaten record to defend, the Foxes started brightly as Shinji Okazaki saw a shot blocked and Danny Drinkwater fired over the bar from distance.

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Riyad Mahrez put in an inspiring performance to lead Leicester to victory from two goals behind, playing a part in all three of side's goals

Villa, though, should have taken the lead in the eighth minute when Gabriel Agbonlahor slid a ball across goal for Scott Sinclair, who failed to hit the target as he slid in at the back post.

Wes Morgan then missed a good opportunity at the other end as he headed over the bar from six yards out.

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Tim Sherwood was extremely disappointed to see his side let a two-goal lead slip

But it was Villa who settled into their stride better and started to dominate possession as the half wore on.

Grealish spurned a decent chance when he shot at Kasper Schmeichel from Gil's pass before breaking the deadlock in the 39th minute with a brilliant curling effort from outside the box.

Jack Grealish celebrates with Tim Sherwood after scoring Aston Villa's opening goal against Leicester
Image: Jack Grealish celebrates with manager Tim Sherwood

The home side looked as though they could threaten a comeback in the second half as they started on the front foot and Vardy went close.

But Villa doubled their advantage against the run of play as Gil scored with another fine first-time finish, curling in a shot from Agbonlahor's cut back.

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Claudio Ranieri was jubilant following his Leicester side's comeback

At that stage it looked as though Villa would be heading for victory, but they were unable to hold off a superb comeback from the Foxes.

Moments after Vardy was unsuccessful with a penalty appeal, De Laet flicked in a header from Riyad Mahrez's corner that just crossed the line before Ashley Westwood cleared.

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Super Sunday guest Niall Quinn said Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez 'grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck'

The goal was given with the help of goal-line technology and Leicester levelled 10 minutes later when Drinkwater crossed for Vardy to score.

With the wind in their sails the Foxes pressed for victory and completed the comeback in the 89th minute when Dyer beat Brad Guzan to a clipped ball over the top and headed into the net.

Leicester's Jamie Vardy (second left) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second and equalising goal during the match against Aston Villa
Image: Jamie Vardy (second left) celebrates after scoring Leicester's second goal

The on-loan winger remained on the floor for a couple of minutes after being clattered by the keeper but eventually got to his feet to take the acclaim and help the Foxes stretch their unbeaten run to a club-record nine matches in the Premier League.

Player ratings

Leicester: Schmeichel (5), De Laet (7), Huth (5), Morgan (5), Schlupp (6), Mahrez (8), Drinkwater (6), Inler (5), Albrighton (6), Okazaki (5), Vardy (7).

Subs: Kante (6), Ulloa (5), Dyer (7).

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Micah Richards blamed Aston Villa's complacency when in a winning position as the reason for letting their lead slip

Aston Villa: Guzan (5), Bacuna (5), Richards (6), Lescott (5), Amavi (6), Westwood (6), Sanchez (5), Gil (7), Grealish (7), Agbonlahor (6), Sinclair (5).

Subs: Ayew (5), Hutton (5), Gestede (5).

Man of the match: Riyad Mahrez.

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Tim Sherwood uses some strange hand gestures to get his point across at the King Power Stadium

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