Southampton vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League

Southampton

35': Carlos Alcaraz

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1 - 0

Leicester City

Southampton edge out Leicester to move off the bottom

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Carlos Alcaraz grabbed the only goal as Southampton beat Leicester City 1-0 at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday to move off the bottom of the table.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
21': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Penalty saved! James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
35': Goal! Southampton 1, Leicester City 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Che Adams with a through ball following a fast break.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
43': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Leicester City 0.
45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Leicester City 0.
45': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Harvey Barnes.
50': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Carlos Alcaraz because of an injury.
62': Che Adams (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
63': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Che Adams.
63': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Theo Walcott.
68': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Nampalys Mendy.
68': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Tetê.
77': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
90'+4': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Leicester City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,139

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		SOU
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	0
65.1	Possession	34.9
11	SHOTS	11
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
486	Accurate Passes	227
615	Passes	330
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	1
23	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.1
51	Long Balls	66
19	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	9
22	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
10	Interceptions	16
10	Effective Clearances	20
10	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Southampton (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Gavin Bazunu (GK)
37	Armel Bella-Kotchap
35	Jan Bednarek
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
3	Ainsley Maitland-Niles
26	Carlos Alcaraz
45	Romeo Lavia
8	James Ward-Prowse
10	Ché Adams
20	Kamaldeen Sulemana
32	Theo Walcott

Substitutes:

Stuart Armstrong, Wilfredo Caballero, Adam Armstrong, Mohammed Salisu, Moussa Djenepo, Sékou Mara, Romain Perraud, Paul Onuachu, Mohamed Elyounoussi.

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Danny Ward (GK)
3	Wout Faes
15	Harry Souttar
27	Timothy Castagne
21	Ricardo Pereira
10	James Maddison
24	Nampalys Mendy
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
14	Kelechi Iheanacho
7	Harvey Barnes
37	Mateus Tetê