The visitors' man-of-the-match Ollie Watkins gave them the lead midway through the first half, but Harvey Barnes' outstanding goal levelled the score before halftime. Unai Emery's team had the upper hand after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was given a red card, and Traore's incredible strike just after coming off the bench was enough to secure the victory for the visitors. Late on, Leicester also had some further concerns when talisman James Maddison suffered an injury and had to be replaced.
The key decision made by Adam Sadler was to start Jamie Vardy in place of Patson Daka up forward for the first time since mid-January. Vardy's tenacity and quick pushing provided the home crowd an early boost during a quiet first 20 minutes from both teams. The first real chance of the game would come from the Foxes, when center-back Harry Souttar missed with a header from within the Aston Villa penalty area.