Leicester City v Southampton, 03 April 2016

Score1-0 to Leicester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance32,071

View Leicester City v Southampton head to head

Leicester City had now won two of the last nine Premier League meetings. Kick-off: 1.30pm

1 Leicester City

0 Southampton

Goals:

Wes Morgan 38 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Jordy Clasie Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Graziano Pelle Forward

Substitutions:

Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 64
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 79
Nathan Dyer for Marc Albrighton 90

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for Matt Targett 46
Charlie Austin for Jordy Clasie 73
James Ward-Prowse for Steven Davis 73

Cards:

Danny Drinkwater 51 Y
Christian Fuchs 88 Y

Cards:

Victor Wanyama 46 Y
Dušan Tadić 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 1st With only six games left to play, Leicester City were now seven points clear at the top of the table. On 3 April 2015, they were bottom of the table and seven points adrift of safety. The Foxes had now scored the first goal in 22 of their 32 Premier League games in this season; more than any other team.

Comments:

League position: 7th Southampton had now gone six consecutive Premier League games without keeping a clean sheet. Prior to this run, they had kept six in a row. The Saints had lost only one of their previous five Premier League away games.

1 Leicester City

Goals:

Wes Morgan 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender/Right back Danny Simpson
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Robert Huth
Defender Wes Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Shinji Okazaki
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Leonardo Ulloa for Shinji Okazaki 64
Demarai Gray for Riyad Mahrez 79
Nathan Dyer for Marc Albrighton 90

Cards:

Danny Drinkwater 51 Y
Christian Fuchs 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Defender Marcin Wasilewski
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Amartey
Midfielder Andy King
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Dyer
Midfielder/Forward Demarai Gray
Forward Leonardo Ulloa

Comments:

League position: 1st With only six games left to play, Leicester City were now seven points clear at the top of the table. On 3 April 2015, they were bottom of the table and seven points adrift of safety. The Foxes had now scored the first goal in 22 of their 32 Premier League games in this season; more than any other team.

0 Southampton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Jordy Clasie Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Graziano Pelle Forward

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for Matt Targett 46
Charlie Austin for Jordy Clasie 73
James Ward-Prowse for Steven Davis 73

Cards:

Victor Wanyama 46 Y
Dušan Tadić 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 7th Southampton had now gone six consecutive Premier League games without keeping a clean sheet. Prior to this run, they had kept six in a row. The Saints had lost only one of their previous five Premier League away games.