English League Championship

Leicester City vs Southampton, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 9': Divine Mukasa
  • 13': Patson Daka
  • 29': Fatawu Issahaku
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3 - 4
Southampton
  • 61': Ross Stewart
  • 82': Jack Stephens
  • 86': Ryan Manning
  • 90'+6': Shea Charles

About

Leicester City are hosting Southampton at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  • 2': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Welington.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 8': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
  • 9': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Caspar Jander (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  • 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Winks.
  • 13': Goal! Leicester City 2, Southampton 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
  • 19': Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Welington.
  • 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 23': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  • 23': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Handball by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  • 26': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 30': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
  • 30': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 32': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 34': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Welington (Southampton).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 41': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 42': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 44': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 3, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 3, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Cameron Archer.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Caspar Jander.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Welington.
  • 49': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  • 49': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 53': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Winks.
  • 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Winks.
  • 57': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 57': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kuryu Matsuki.
  • 59': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  • 59': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 61': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 1. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Ross Stewart (Southampton).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
  • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 77': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 77': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces James Bree.
  • 80': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 80': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 2. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 84': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 86': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 3. Ryan Manning (Southampton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 88': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 90'+2': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 90'+2': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Shea Charles with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 90'+5': Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 90'+5': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 4. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Southampton 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Southampton 4.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 3
55.3 Possession 44.7
16 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 315
477 Passes 401
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 1
25 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 57
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 36
13 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 25,827

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
31 Asmir Begovic (GK)
4 Ben Nelson
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
29 Divine Mukasa
8 Harry Winks
22 Oliver Skipp
20 Patson Daka
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Victor Kristiansen, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Olabade Aluko, Jakub Stolarczyk, Louis Page, Silko Thomas, Jamaal Lascelles, Jordan Ayew, Dujuan Richards.

SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
41 Daniel Peretz (GK)
5 Jack Stephens
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
34 Welington
14 James Bree
10 Finn Azaz
20 Caspar Jander Yellow Card
4 Flynn Downes
19 Cameron Archer
13 Léo Scienza
18 Tom Fellows
Southampton Substitutes:
Shea Charles, Samuel Edozie, Nathan Wood, George Long, Elias Jelert, Kuryu Matsuki, Ryan Manning, Ross Stewart, Cyle Larin.

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