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SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton prevails over Leicester City 1-0 after C. Alcaraz scored just 1 goal (35′). Leicester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
James Ward-Prowse missed a penalty (31′) for Southampton.
The match was played at the Staplewood Training Ground stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 5 On Target 0
- 2 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 98 Attack 131
- 24 Dangerous attack 59
- 90 Ball safe 103
- 11 Free Kicks 15
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leicester City had a superior ball possession 65% while Southampton was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Southampton found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Southampton shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 11 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 4 yellow cards (Carlos Alcaraz, Ché Adams, Adam Armstrong and James Ward-Prowse). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (Harvey Barnes and James Maddison ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Southampton will have 21 points like Everton and AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will stay with 24 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
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35'
Southampton adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Jan Bednarek , Armel Bella-Kotchap , Kyle Walker-Peters , James Ward-Prowse , Roméo Lavia , Theo Walcott , Carlos Alcaraz , Kamaldeen Sulemana and Che Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Sékou Mara , Moussa Djenepo, Adam Armstrong , Romain Perraud, Mohamed Elyounoussi , Stuart Armstrong , Wilfredo Daniel Caballero, Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Ebere Paul Onuachu.
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Elyounoussi (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 4 changes: Carlos Alcaraz for Mohamed Elyounoussi (50′), T. Walcott for Adam Armstrong (63′), Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (63′) and Kamaldeen Sulemana for Stuart Armstrong (80′).
Best player: Armel Bella-Kotchap
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Armel Bella-Kotchap even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Also Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Danny Ward , Ricardo Pereira , Harry Souttar , Wout Faes , Timothy Castagne , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Nampalys Mendy , Tetê , James Maddison , Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho .
They had on the bench: Wilfred Ndidi , Jamie Vardy , Boubakary Soumaré, Patson Daka, Caglar Söyüncü, Dennis Praet , Luke Thomas, Daniel Amartey and Daniel Iversen.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Harvey Barnes for Dennis Praet (46′), Nampalys Mendy for Wilfred Ndidi (68′) and Tetê for Jamie Vardy (68′).
Best player: Danny Ward
The most impressive player for Leicester City was the goalkeeper: Danny Ward. His rating is 7.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Southampton – Leicester City – 1-0
- Manchester City – Newcastle United – 2-0
- Chelsea – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 4-0
- Aston Villa – Crystal Palace – 1-0
- Arsenal – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2
