{"id":4904,"date":"2021-02-21T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=4904"},"modified":"2021-02-21T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:57:15","slug":"leicester-city-go-second-with-2-1-win-over-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/leicester-city-go-second-with-2-1-win-over-aston-villa","title":{"rendered":"Leicester City go second with 2-1 win over Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>LEICESTER \u2013 James Maddison and Harvey Barnes scored quick-fire first-half goals as Leicester City notched up a 2-1 win away to Aston Villa to go second in the Premier League table, with third-placed Manchester United set to face Newcastle United later on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Maddison put Leicester into the lead in the 19th minute, picking up a pass from Barnes before curling a low, bouncing shot into the bottom corner, and Barnes made it two by lashing a rebound from a Jamie Vardy shot high into the net four minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Villa struck back three minutes into the second half as Matt Targett&#8217;s cross was helped on by John McGinn. 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