Aston Villa get top-four ambitions back on track with victory over Leicester

Aston Villa got their Premier League top-four ambitions back on track with a 2-1 win over Leicester.

Villa’s quest for a second successive year in the Champions League has been hamstrung by inconsistency this season, but they kicked off 2025 with an important three points.

Leon Bailey chose a good time to score his first goal of the season 14 minutes from time after Ross Barkley’s opener had been quickly cancelled out by Stephy Mavididi.

Victory moved Unai Emery’s men to within...