Leon Bailey scored his first goal of the Premier League season to fire Aston Villa to a 2-1 win against Leicester.

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.

Aston Villa host Leicester City on Saturday hoping to get their top four bid back on track, while Leicester City are aiming to drag themselves out of the relegation zone.

James: A lack of quality in the attacking third, specifically Mavididi, and a costly mistake at the back by James Justin resulted in another defeat. The rot has now carried through into another year. A new right-back, winger and striker are urgently needed in January, otherwise the Championship and the dark abyss beckons.

Aston Villa will look to get 2025 off to the perfect start by picking up three points at home against struggling Leicester City.   Aston Villa vs Leicester best bets Aston Villa -1 on

After an emotional victory over North London rivals Tottenham midweek, Arsenal look to build on that success with a visit to Aston Villa on Saturday.

Senior figures at Villa see every window as an opportunity to augment the squad, but this month feels especially pressing

Ruud van Nistelrooy takes Leicester City to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in this years FA Cup fourth round; Aston Villa play Tottenham, Brighton host Chelsea and Everton face Bournemouth in other all-Premier League ties;

Arsenal face Aston Villa in the Premier League with the hosts looking to keep up the pressure on Liverpool.Arsenal’s win over Spurs in midweek but the gap at the top to just four points, and while Liverpool do have a game in hand,

The defeat sees Leicester City stay 19th with 14 points, two behind Wolverhampton Wanderers in 17th, while Unai Emery's Aston Villa move up to eighth on 32 points

Aston Villa hits the road on Wednesday for an afternoon English Premier League tilt with Everton at Goodison Park.

Arsenal head into the weekend in second place in the Premier League table, but confidence at the Emirates might not be as high as you might expect after a midweek derby success against Tottenham