Leicester City vs Southampton, 2020-21 English FA Cup, Semifinals
· English FA CupLeicester City hold off Southampton to book FA Cup final spot
Kelechi Iheanacho scored the game's only goal as Leicester City saw out a narrow victory over Southampton to book a spot in the FA Cup final.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 5': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 8': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 8': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 14': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 16': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
- 18': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 29': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 29': Wesley Fofana (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 31': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
- 32': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball following a fast break.
- 35': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 42': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 44': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Danny Ings.
- 45': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Leicester City).
- 45': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Southampton 0.
- 47': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 47': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
- 48': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 53': Offside, Southampton. Nathan Redmond tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 55': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Nathan Redmond.
- 59': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ricardo Pereira.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a headed pass.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 69': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
- 69': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 70': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 70': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Moussa Djenepo.
- 74': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 75': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 75': Timothy Castagne (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 77': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
- 79': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 84': Offside, Leicester City. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Tella replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Mohammed Salisu replaces Ryan Bertrand.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 90'+1': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 90'+2': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 461 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 9 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 4,000
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 4,000
Line-Ups
Leicester City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü  |
| 3 | Wesley Fofana |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
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