Southampton vs Leicester City, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
73': Ryan Fraser
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Leicester score 98th minute winner to leave Southampton winless
Jordan Ayew scored in the 98th minute as Leicester staged a second-half comeback to earn a 3-2 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, with the 10-man hosts setting a club record of 21 matches without victory in the English top-flight.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 4': Attempt saved. Joe Aribo (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 5': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Bednarek following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 6': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 7': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Southampton 1, Leicester City 0. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 9': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 9': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury James Justin (Leicester City).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 12': Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 13': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 20': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 23': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
- 23': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Southampton 2, Leicester City 0. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 29': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 30': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 30': Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 32': Attempt saved. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 32': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 33': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss with a cross.
- 34': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
- 34': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 36': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
- 41': Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 45': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
- 46': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 47': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 49': Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Winks.
- 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 52': Attempt saved. Joe Aribo (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 52': Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 57': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 58': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 58': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Victor Kristiansen.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Yukinari Sugawara because of an injury.
- 62': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 62': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Attempt saved. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 64': Goal! Southampton 2, Leicester City 1. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
- 65': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City).
- 65': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
- 66': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Cameron Archer.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 69': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
- 70': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 72': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 72': Penalty Leicester City. Jamie Vardy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Ryan Fraser (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': VAR Decision: Penalty Leicester City.
- 73': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) is shown the red card.
- 74': Goal! Southampton 2, Leicester City 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Tyler Dibling.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Taylor replaces Ryan Manning.
- 79': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 80': Offside, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 82': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 82': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Will Smallbone (Southampton).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Charlie Taylor (Southampton).
- 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 89': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Justin with a headed pass.
- 90': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Onuachu with a headed pass.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wout Faes.
- 90'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Justin.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 90'+3': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 90'+8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 90'+8': Goal! Southampton 2, Leicester City 3. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Winks following a corner.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Leicester City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Leicester City 3.
Statistics
 LEI |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 58 | Possession | 42 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 492 | Passes | 359 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 30 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 22 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,145
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,145
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis  |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 16 | Yukinari Sugawara |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 33 | Tyler Dibling |
| 19 | Cameron Archer |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 3 | Wout Faes |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 22 | Oliver Skipp |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 40 | Facundo Buonanotte |
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