Leicester City defeats Southampton 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Leicester City had a smooth win over Southampton.

By
Mark Hall
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Leicester City defeats Southampton 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Leicester City had a easy win over Southampton. Leicester City scored with Jamie Vardy (1′), Kasey McAteer (18′), Wilfred Ndidi (45′) and Stephy Mavididi (67′). On the other side, Samuel Edozie (25′) scored for Southampton.

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Friday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Madley who had the assistance of Andrew Fox and Alex James. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.58 degrees Celsius or 63.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Southampton

1 - 4

Team 1

Leicester City

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 19 Total 15
  • 8 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 147 Attack 76
  • 64 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 55% while Leicester City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Leicester City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Southampton shot 19 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Ryan Manning and Will Smallbone). Talking about the opposition, Leicester City received 5 yellow cards (Yunus Akgün, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Enzo Maresca and Harry Winks).

(Southampton) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

1'
Jamie Vardy (goal)
18'
K. McAteer(goal)Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Samuel Edozie(goal)Ché Adams
25'
Will Smallbone- Yellow
32'
39'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- Yellow
45'
Wilfred Ndidi(goal)Stephy Mavididi
Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->Samuel Edozie
46'
50'
51'
Harry Winks- Yellow
58'
67'
Stephy Mavididi(goal)
S. Armstrong- sub ->Ryan Fraser
68'
70'
A. Fatawu- sub ->Kasey McAteer
73'
A. Fatawu- Yellow
Ryan Manning- Yellow
73'
Joe Aribo- sub ->Ché Adams
78'
83'
Yunus Akgün- sub ->Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
83'
Hamza Choudhury- sub ->Harry Winks
84'
Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Jamie Vardy
90'
Yunus Akgün- Yellow
Kamaldeen Sulemana - Red
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this encounter, Southampton will stay with 10 points like Norwich City to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Coventry City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Southampton (5 draws).

Leicester City will play away agasint Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
6.7
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
6.8
73'
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
6.4
D
Shea Charles 24.England
6.7
D
Jan Bednarek 35.Poland
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.0
50'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
7.3
46' Goals25'
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
32'
M
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
6.7
68'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
7.5
78'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
A. McCarthy 1.England
D
Mason Holgate 6.England
D
J. Bree 14.England
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
6.4
78'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
6.4
68'
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana  20.Ghana
6.4
46' 90'
M
Carlos Alcaraz  22.Argentina
7.1
50'
F
Sékou Mara 18.France
F
S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

Southampton started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Jan Bednarek, Gavin Bazunu (6.4), Kyle Walker-Peters (6.7), Shea Charles (6.7), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (6.4), Ryan Manning (6.8), Samuel Edozie (7.3), Will Smallbone (7.0), Flynn Downes (7.0), Ryan Fraser (6.7), Ché Adams (7.5) and Adam Armstrong (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Aribo (6.4), Stuart Armstrong (6.4), Alex McCarthy, Mason Holgate, James Bree, Sékou Mara, Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.4), Carlos Alcaraz (7.1) and Samuel Amo-Ameyaw.

Southampton could not rely on the presence of Carlos Alcaraz (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: Ryan Fraser for Stuart Armstrong (68′), Samuel Edozie for Kamaldeen Sulemana (46′), Flynn Downes for Carlos Alcaraz (50′) and Ché Adams for Joe Aribo (78′).

Best player: Ché Adams​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Ché Adams.

His rating is (7.5) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark
8.5
D
C. Doyle 5.England
6.3
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
7.5
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
7.5
D
J. Justin 2.England
7.3
M
Harry Winks 8.England
6.4
83' 51'
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
8.1
83' 39'
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
7.9
58' Goals45'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
8.5
Goals67'
F
Thomas Cannon 28.England
F
Jamie Vardy  9.England
7.1
84' Goals1'
F
K. McAteer 35.England
7.1
70' Goals18'
Substitutes
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
D
Conor Coady 4.England
M
Cesare Casadei 7.Italy
6.6
58'
M
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
6.7
83'
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
6.3
84'
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
7.0
70' 73'
F
P. Daka 20.Zambia
F
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey
6.8
83' 90'

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Enzo Maresca played with: Thomas Cannon, Mads Hermansen (8.5), James Justin (7.3), Jannik Vestergaard (7.5), Callum Doyle (6.3), Ricardo Pereira (7.5), Wilfred Ndidi (7.9), Harry Winks (6.4), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8.1), Kasey McAteer (7.1), Jamie Vardy (7.1) and Stephy Mavididi (8.5).

They had on the bench: Wout Faes, Cesare Casadei (6.6), Kelechi Iheanacho (6.3), Conor Coady, Hamza Choudhury (6.7), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.0), Patson Daka, Yunus Akgün (6.8) and Jakub Stolarczyk.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Cesare Casadei (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 5 changes: Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (58′), Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (70′), Harry Winks for Hamza Choudhury (83′), Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho (84′) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Yunus Akgün (83′).

Best player: Stephy Mavididi​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Stephy Mavididi.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​