Southampton vs Leicester 2022-23 English Premier League
Southampton edge out Leicester to move off the bottom
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
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,139
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Arsenal | 36 | 83 | 5 |
+54 | Manchester City | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+43 | Liverpool | 36 | 78 | 4 |
+20 | Aston Villa | 36 | 67 | 9 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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