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  • EPL: Jhon Duran grabs winner as Foxes fightback fails

    EPL: Jhon Duran grabs winner as Foxes fightback fails

    Aston Villa survived a second-half Leicester fightback as Unai Emery’s side held on for a narrow victory at King Power Stadium.

    The visitors dominated the opening and took a deserved lead shortly before the half-hour mark when Amadou Onana finished off a well-rehearsed free-kick routine involving Youri Tielemans and Jacob Ramsey.

    Leicester improved after the break, but Villa doubled their advantage against the run of play when Jhon Duran – who had only just come on for Ollie Watkins – sent a looping header over Mads Hermansen for his second goal of the season.

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    Brighton loanee Facundo Buonanotte then thumped home his first Leicester goal to give the Foxes hope, but Steve Cooper’s side failed to complete the turnaround.

    The hosts thought they had been awarded a penalty deep into added time when Jamie Vardy went down under Ezri Konsa’s challenge, but the veteran striker was flagged offside from Bilal El Khannouss’s through-ball.

    Villa have now won their opening two away matches in a Premier League season on four occasions, having also done so in 2009-10, 2014-15 and 2020-21.

    Leicester, meanwhile, are still searching for their first top-flight win of the new campaign. BBC

  • EPL: Duran scores late as Aston Villa beat West Ham

    EPL: Duran scores late as Aston Villa beat West Ham

    Substitute Jhon Duran scored a late winner as Aston Villa opened their Premier League campaign with victory at West Ham.

    Duran latched on to Jacob Ramsey’s pass and slotted the ball into the bottom corner with 11 minutes remaining, a few weeks after the striker was reportedly the subject of two failed transfer bids from the Hammers.

    Amadou Onana had opened the scoring minutes into his Aston Villa debut when the Belgium midfielder was left unmarked in the box to head home Youri Tielemans’ corner after four minutes.

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    West Ham got back into the contest before the break when Matty Cash was adjudged to have fouled Tomas Soucek after a tangle in the box.

    Lucas Paqueta stepped up and slotted the resulting penalty into the bottom left corner with his stuttering run-up causing Emiliano Martinez to dive the wrong way.

    However, Duran had the final say as Villa eventually made their dominance pay. (BBC)