Southampton v Leicester City, 25 August 2018

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance29,925

View Southampton v Leicester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Leicester City had now won on consecutive league visits to Southampton for the first time (played 40). Southampton's only win in the last eight meetings in the Premier League was at St Mary's Stadium on 22 January 2017 when Claude Puel was their manager (lost four). Claude Puel had now yet to lose in this fixture; twice in charge of Southampton (won one) and three times in charge of Leicester City (won two). Premier League Head to Head Played:25 Southampton won: 6 Drawn: 9 Leicester City won: 10 Southampton scored: 35 Leicester City scored: 37

1 Southampton

Manager: Mark Hughes

2 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

Goals:

Ryan Bertrand 52 G

Goals:

Demarai Gray 56 G
Harry Maguire 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Shane Long

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Danny Ings 69
Oriol Romeu for Mohamed Elyounoussi 79
Stuart Armstrong for Shane Long 86

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Kelechi Iheanacho 67
Rachid Ghezzal for James Maddison 78
Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 88

Cards:

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 26 Y
Ryan Bertrand 64 Y
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 77 Y
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 77 R

Cards:

Harry Maguire 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Charlie Austin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 16th Southampton had now won only one of their last 13 Premier League games at St Mary's Stadium (lost six). The Saints had now failed to score in five of their last seven home games in the Premier League. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, they had now dropped 24 points from winning positions in the Premier League; more than any other team.

Comments:

League position: 7th Prior to this game, Leicester City had lost the last six games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind. This win ended a run of four consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. The Foxes avoided losing their opening two away games of a Premier League season for a third consecutive season.

1 Southampton

Manager: Mark Hughes

Goals:

Ryan Bertrand 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Shane Long

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Danny Ings 69
Oriol Romeu for Mohamed Elyounoussi 79
Stuart Armstrong for Shane Long 86

Cards:

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 26 Y
Ryan Bertrand 64 Y
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 77 Y
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 77 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 16th Southampton had now won only one of their last 13 Premier League games at St Mary's Stadium (lost six). The Saints had now failed to score in five of their last seven home games in the Premier League. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, they had now dropped 24 points from winning positions in the Premier League; more than any other team.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Claude Puel

Goals:

Demarai Gray 56 G
Harry Maguire 90 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Ben Chilwell Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Wes Morgan Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
James Maddison Midfielder
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder
Demarai Gray Midfielder/Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Kelechi Iheanacho 67
Rachid Ghezzal for James Maddison 78
Shinji Okazaki for Demarai Gray 88

Cards:

Harry Maguire 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Adrien Silva
Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal
Forward Shinji Okazaki

Comments:

League position: 7th Prior to this game, Leicester City had lost the last six games in the Premier League when they had fallen behind. This win ended a run of four consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. The Foxes avoided losing their opening two away games of a Premier League season for a third consecutive season.