Leicester vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League
Che Adams brace inspires Southampton to comeback win at Leicester
Southampton came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 in Saturday's Premier League game at the King Power Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 54': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Sékou Mara.
- 64': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 68': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armel Bella-Kotchap.
- 70': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 76': Patson Daka (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 82': Joe Aribo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 2. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Joe Aribo because of an injury.
- 90'+4': James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Southampton 2.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,850
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 SOU |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 38 | Possession | 62 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 454 |
| 335 | Passes | 556 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 22 | Clearances | 20 |
Leicester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 6 | Jonny Evans |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 27 | Timothy Castagne |
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 7 | Harvey Barnes |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 19 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi  |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 18 | Sékou Mara |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
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