English Premier League

Leicester City vs Southampton, 2020-21 English Premier League

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  • 37': James Maddison
  • 90'+5': Harvey Barnes
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2 - 0

Leicester go second with 2-0 win over Southampton

Leicester City moved above champions Liverpool into second place in the Premier League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 9': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 9': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 10': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 13': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
  • 15': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Foul by William Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 16': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
  • 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 27': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Marc Albrighton is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 31': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 31': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 34': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
  • 37': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 39': Hand ball by Che Adams (Southampton).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 41': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 44': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 44': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 45': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 45'+1': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
  • 46': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 46': Attempt saved. William Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 49': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
  • 49': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 51': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 52': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Wesley Fofana.
  • 59': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 59': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces William Smallbone.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 66': Foul by Daniel N'Lundulu (Southampton).
  • 66': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  • 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
  • 73': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
  • 73': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel N'Lundulu.
  • 74': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 74': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 76': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 76': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
  • 78': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 80': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
  • 80': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross.
  • 83': Offside, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Daniel N'Lundulu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 87': Substitution, Southampton. Yan Valery replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
  • 90': Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Leicester City 2, Southampton 0. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Southampton 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Southampton 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
52.6 Possession 47.4
8 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
371 Accurate Passes 319
493 Passes 445
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 57
28 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
3 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
2 James Justin
27 Timothy Castagne
10 James Maddison
8 Youri Tielemans
25 Wilfred Ndidi
9 Jamie Vardy
15 Harvey Barnes
11 Marc Albrighton Yellow Card

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
5 Jack Stephens
35 Jan Bednarek
3 Ryan Bertrand Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
8 James Ward-Prowse
27 Ibrahima Diallo Yellow Card
20 William Smallbone
17 Stuart Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
32 Theo Walcott

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