Aston Villa's impressive progress under Unai Emery hit a bump in the road against Leicester City, with the Foxes leaving Villa Park with a clinical 4-2 win this afternoon.

The home side took the lead twice in the first half courtesy of Ollie Watkins and an own goal from Harry Souttar, but individual errors and lapses in focus ensured that the claret and blue could not add to their five victories from the previous seven league outings.

As it is, Villa remain 11th in the Premier League table, still boasting a four-point advantage over Crystal Palace ahead of the daunting pair of upcoming league fixtures against Manchester City and Arsenal.

Having sold Danny Ings to West Ham United for £15m in January, Watkins proved that he can serve as a worthy talisman for the remainder of the campaign with his goal, while creative outlet Emiliano Buendia impressed with his constant menace and willingness to seek promising offensive openings.

Despite this, the team's collective defensive efforts certainly let down the Villa Park faithful, with costly mistakes leaving the Foxes with opportune moments to pounce.

One of the main culprits was the usually reliable Boubacar Kamara, who has been a solid addition following his arrival from Marseille on a free transfer last summer but let down his manager here.

Having made 17 appearances so far for Villa across all competitions, the 23-year-old has recorded an average Sofascore rating of 6.85 (seventh-highest in the squad), but he failed to make his mark during today's clash.

Recording a Sofascore rating of just 6.2 on the day, the £150k-per-week Frenchman only won six of his 12 ground duels and committed three fouls, giving the ball away 11 times. He was also at fault for James Maddison's initial equaliser after inexplicably being caught in possession and leaving Kelechi Iheanacho in a fine position to supply his team-mate for the finish.

Journalist Sam Tighe summed up the 23-year-old's poor performance, tweeting: "Kamara is usually Villa’s best player but today he’s had an absolute nightmare so far."

Emery's side will indeed be disappointed that they could not leapfrog the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool - who both dropped points this weekend to continue their miserable respective seasons - with a victory over a Foxes team who had sunk to defeat in four of their previous five league outings.

However, if Kamara can address this rare off-day and use the defeat as a learning experience, he should soon be running the show again from midfield at Villa Park.