Southampton vs Leicester 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
FT - After Extra Time
2 - 1
2 - 1
Introduction
Southampton are hosting Leicester City
at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 27': Louis Page (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Goal! Southampton 1, Leicester City 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Leicester City 0.
- 52': Goal! Southampton 1, Leicester City 1. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 56': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Sufianu Sillah Dibaga replaces Samuel Edozie.
- 63': Substitution, Southampton. Barnaby Williams replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Louis Page.
- 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 75': Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Cameron Archer.
- 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Olabade Aluko.
- 83': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Nicholas Oyekunle replaces Cyle Larin.
- 86': Cameron Bragg (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Dujuan Richards replaces Jeremy Monga.
- 101': Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 103': Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Elias Jelert because of an injury.
- 105'+4': First Half Extra Time ends, Southampton 1, Leicester City 1.
- 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Southampton 1, Leicester City 1.
- 108': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 109': Goal! Southampton 2, Leicester City 1. James Bree (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 120'+1': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Southampton 2, Leicester City 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 17,359
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 17,359
Statistics
 LEI |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.9 | Possession | 45.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 642 | Passes | 529 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 22 |
| 26 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 38 | Clearances | 31 |
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | George Long (GK) |
| 17 | Joshua Quarshie |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 3 | Ryan Manning  |
| 38 | Elias Jelert |
| 19 | Cameron Archer |
| 48 | Cameron Bragg |
| 28 | Oriol Romeu |
| 9 | Cyle Larin |
| 23 | Samuel Edozie |
| 27 | Kuryu Matsuki |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Nelson |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 56 | Olabade Aluko |
| 29 | Divine Mukasa |
| 25 | Louis Page |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 28 | Jeremy Monga |
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