Premier League (Week 5) : Leicester beats Aston Villa 3-2
ENGLAND, Sep. 13, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 5: After their 1-1 draw against Tottenham on August 29 and 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on August 29, Leicester returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa this Sunday.
Aston Villa had started off well by taking the lead in the 39th minute with a goal by Irish midfielder Jack Grealish. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Leicester players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (De Laet Ritchie '72, Vardy '82 and Dyer '89).
Leicester City climbed to second place with 11 points from 5 games, 4 points behind Manchester City FC.
View : Full Premier League table (as of September 13, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Leicester | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Swansea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | West Ham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Tottenham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | West Brom | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 2 |
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Overview
Leicester City
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Leicester 4-2 Sunderland (8 Aug.)
- Previous game:Bournemouth 1-1 Leicester (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Stoke City - Leicester (19 Sep.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 15 -3
- Best performance of the season:Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Villa (8 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - West Brom (19 Sep.)
- 13 September 2015
- 16:00
- Leicester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City | 15 |
| 2 | Leicester | 11 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 10 |
| 4 |  Arsenal | 10 |
| 5 |  Crystal Palace | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Saturday 12 September 2015 | ||||
 | Everton | 3-1 | Chelsea |  |
 | Norwich City | 3-1 | Bournemouth |  |
 | West Brom | 0-0 | Southampton |  |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Manchester City | |
 | Watford | 1-0 | Swansea |  |
| Arsenal | 2-0 | Stoke City |  |
| Manchester United | 3-1 | Liverpool |  |
| Sunday 13 September 2015 | ||||
 | Sunderland | 0-1 | Tottenham |  |
| Leicester | 3-2 | Aston Villa | |
| Monday 14 September 2015 | ||||
 | West Ham | 20:00 | Newcastle |  |