English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 16, 2021
Southampton DLDDW 0
–
Leicester City WDDWW 2
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LEI112
King Power Stadium

Match Report

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Leicester go second with 2-0 win over Southampton

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-2

Lineups

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 3Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 2James JustinLB
  5. 27Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 10James MaddisonAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 25Wilfred NdidiRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 15Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 11Marc AlbrightonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Danny WardSUB
  2. 21Ricardo PereiraSUB
  3. 19Cengiz ÜnderSUB
  4. 4Çaglar SöyüncüSUB
  5. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  6. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  7. 33Luke ThomasSUB
  8. 24Nampalys MendySUB
  9. 18Daniel AmarteySUB

SOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  3. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  4. 3Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 8James Ward-ProwseCM-L
  7. 27Ibrahima DialloCM-R
  8. 20William SmallboneLM
  9. 17Stuart ArmstrongRM
  10. 10Ché AdamsCF-L
  11. 32Theo WalcottCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 65Caleb WattsSUB
  2. 62Allan TchaptchetSUB
  3. 40Daniel N'LunduluSUB
  4. 44Fraser ForsterSUB
  5. 29Jake VokinsSUB
  6. 18Yan ValerySUB
  7. 7Shane LongSUB
  8. 72Kgagelo ChaukeSUB
  9. 47Will FerrySUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 44' Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Substitution, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Wesley Fofana.
  6. 59' Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 61' Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces William Smallbone.
  8. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
  9. 77' Substitution, Leicester City. Ayoze Pérez replaces James Maddison.
  10. 87' Substitution, Southampton. Yan Valery replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  12. 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.

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