English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 3, 2016
Southampton LLDWW 0
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Leicester City WDWWW 1
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King Power Stadium · 32,071 att.

Match Report

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Leicester close on Premier League title with victory over Southampton

Leicester City went seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Southampton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
2
54
Possession
46
10
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
265
407
Passes
364
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
5
45
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
68
29
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
17
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
33
38
Clearances
41

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 17Danny SimpsonRB
  6. 14N'Golo KantéCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 20Shinji OkazakiCF-R

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 6José FonteCD
  3. 21Ryan BertrandCD-L
  4. 17Virgil van DijkCD-R
  5. 12Victor WanyamaCM-L
  6. 4Jordy ClasieCM-R
  7. 33Matt TargettLM
  8. 2CédricRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 10Sadio ManéCF-L
  11. 8Steven DavisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Dusan Tadic replaces Matt Targett.
  3. 46' Victor Wanyama (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Shinji Okazaki.
  6. 73' Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Steven Davis.
  7. 73' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Jordy Clasie.
  8. 75' Dusan Tadic (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  10. 88' Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90' Substitution, Leicester City. Nathan Dyer replaces Marc Albrighton.

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