ROSS ROCKET A LATE VILLA LIFT

ROSS BARKLEY’S addedtime winner lifted Aston Villa to the heady heights of second spot.

The on-loan Chelsea midfielder collected a pass from John McGinn and advanced 10 yards before lashing a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel.

In truth, neither side deserved to win a game low on entertainment with the Foxes suffering from the absence of Jamie Vardy with a calf injury and Villa strangely low key considering their last outing was the 7-2 win over Liverpool.

Villa boss Dean Smith said: “It was a great goal from Ross and a real battling performance by the whole team.”

Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers said: “We were unfortunate to lose a very close game.”