Leicester has done it again to Villa

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Nathan Dyer scored a brave 89th-minute winner as Leicester City stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and claim second place in the Premier League on Sunday.

Villa looked set to inflict a first defeat of the campaign on Claudio Ranieri's men after stylish first-time finishes either side of halftime by Jack Grealish and Carles Gil put them in control at the King Power Stadium.

But Ritchie De Laet halved the deficit in the 72nd minute with a flick from a Riyad Mahrez corner that the Goal Decision System showed had just crossed the line before Jamie Vardy turned in Danny Drinkwater's low cross for the equaliser 10 minutes later.


With Villa hanging on, Mahrez floated a cross into the box and Dyer, a halftime replacement for Shinji Okazaki, showed huge courage to beat outrushing goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the ball and head home.

"It's fantastic. We showed spirit and good character," said Leicester manager Ranieri, who succeeded the sacked Nigel Pearson in July.

"After 2-0, I watched my players and they believed everything was possible.
"I told the players we have 11 points and we still need 29. I don't know when to achieve these points, but as soon as possible. At the moment we want to think only about the safety of the team."

The result preserved Leicester's unbeaten record and left them four points below leaders Manchester City, with their Midlands rivals Villa seven points back in 15th place.
Villa manager Tim Sherwood was unable to disguise his disappointment, telling the BBC: "I've never felt this bad. Ever.

"There was a lot of bad play there in the last half hour. The only way you can stop the momentum is to stop the opposition. We turned it over stupidly.
"I'm gutted for everyone who's associated with the football club."


 supersport.com