English League Championship

Leicester City vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 25': Fatawu Issahaku
  • 62': Wilfred Ndidi
  • 75': Fatawu Issahaku
  • 79': Jamie Vardy
  • 81': Fatawu Issahaku
FT
5 - 0
Southampton

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 1': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
    • 7': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 9': Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 10': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 11': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 13': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 13': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 16': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 16': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 21': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
    • 23': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Goal! Leicester City 1, Southampton 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a through ball.
    • 27': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Justin.
    • 28': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 28': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
    • 32': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
    • 35': Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 35': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 35': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 40': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Joe Rothwell because of an injury.
    • 42': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
    • 44': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
    • 45'+3': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Southampton 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
    • 48': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 48': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 51': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 51': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 55': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 55': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Offside, Southampton. David Brooks is caught offside.
    • 56': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 57': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces James Bree.
    • 61': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces David Brooks.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
    • 62': Goal! Leicester City 2, Southampton 0. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
    • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Ricardo Pereira.
    • 65': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 65': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 66': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
    • 68': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 68': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie is caught offside.
    • 71': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 71': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Goal! Leicester City 3, Southampton 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 78': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
    • 78': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Goal! Leicester City 4, Southampton 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 81': Goal! Leicester City 5, Southampton 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy following a fast break.
    • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Dennis Praet replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 83': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Ché Adams.
    • 83': Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Joe Aribo.
    • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Conor Coady replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 87': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
    • 89': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Coady.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
    • 90': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Justin.
    • 90'+4': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 5, Southampton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 5, Southampton 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 20
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 0
    66.2 Possession 33.8
    7 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    641 Accurate Passes 295
    721 Passes 361
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    50 Long Balls 47
    21 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 6
    13 Effective Clearances 18
    13 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England
    Attendance: 31,872

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 8 +10 18
    2 Burnley 8 +10 17
    3 Sheffield United 8 +7 16
    4 West Bromwich Albion 8 +6 16
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
    3 Wout Faes
    2 James Justin
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    8 Harry Winks
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    25 Wilfred Ndidi
    9 Jamie Vardy
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    18 Fatawu Issahaku
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Patson Daka, Dennis Praet, Callum Doyle, Hamza Choudhury, Yunus Akgün, Thomas Cannon, Jakub Stolarczyk, Conor Coady, Kasey McAteer.

    SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
    35 Jan Bednarek
    21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    14 James Bree
    24 Shea Charles
    7 Joe Aribo
    19 Joe Rothwell
    10 Ché Adams
    9 Adam Armstrong
    36 David Brooks
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Tyler Dibling, William Smallbone, Ryan Fraser, Samuel Edozie, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Lumley, Jack Stephens, Jayden Meghoma, Ryan Manning.

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