Albrighton plays a searching ball over the top from the half-way line, just hoping Barnes can run onto it and make something happen.
It would have been innocent enough... had Reina not decided to come sprinting out for it, way out of his area. He was never going to get there, and Barnes rounds him.
Taking a quick touch inside to get a more central position to shoot from, Barnes drills it low past the scrambling Villa defenders from the edge of the box.
Totally avoidable. Leicester look set to take a lead into the half-time break. Foxes rob Douglas Luiz in the middle with Ndidi, who feeds Harvey Barnes on the left.
Villa are on the back foot as the youngster bears down, but he makes his intentions far too clear by opening up his body and shaping for the far right bottom corner.
Reina uses his experience and reads the situation, before getting down low to gather it. Another corner is sent behind.. for another. This is five Leicester have had now.
Again it goes short and it's crossed in from deep by Pereira . It finds Iheanacho perfectly and all he needs to do is glance it.. Reina wouldn't have a chance.
Instead he panics a tad and looks to get far too much power and execution on it by tensing up the neck muscles. He sends it wide.
The home team definitely should be a goal up.A bit of tempo leaving the tie, as each side get the measure of one another.
Possession still in Leicester's favour, as they look to switch frequently from left to right.
Justin whips in a low cross looking for Iheanacho on the six-yard line, but Engels hammers it behind.
A short corner between Barnes and Maddison is eventually lost as Mings clear. Leicester recycle the ball and Guilbert heads behind again for a corner, to deny Ndidi's cross.
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