LEICESTER. Southampton managed to find the solution against Leicester City to win 2-1. C. Adams was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Leicester City to strike first with a goal of J. Maddison at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Adams gave the win to Southampton in the 84′ minute scoring a double. Leicester City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the collaboration of Neil Davies and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Stuart Attwell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 6 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 127 Attack 103
- 66 Dangerous attack 45
- 112 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Southampton was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Southampton found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Leicester City shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 2 yellow cards (P. Daka and J. Maddison). Regarding the opposition, Southampton received 3 yellow cards (M. Elyounoussi, J. Aribo and R. Lavia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City stays with 1 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. On the other side, Southampton has 4 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
90'
54'
76'
Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Jonny Evans , James Justin , Wilfred Ndidi , Ayoze Pérez , James Maddison , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy .
The home team had on the bench: Patson Daka , Nampalys Mendy, Marc Albrighton, Luke Thomas, Kelechi Iheanacho , Daniel Iversen, Çağlar Söyüncü, Youri Tielemans and Dennis Praet.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: A. Perez for Y. Tielemans (65′), J. Vardy for P. Daka (65′) and H. Barnes for K. Iheanacho (76′).
Best player: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
His rating is with 45 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
Southampton started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Armel Bella-Kotchap , Mohammed Salisu , Moussa Djenepo , James Ward-Prowse , Roméo Lavia , Joe Aribo , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Adam Armstrong and Sékou Mara .
These were the players on the bench: Ibrahima Diallo, Stuart Armstrong , Che Adams , Oriol Romeu, Jan Bednarek, Lyanco , Alex McCarthy, Theo Walcott and Yan Valery.
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Lyanco (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 3 changes: S. Mara for C. Adams (59′), A. Armstrong for S. Armstrong (70′) and J. Aribo for Lyanco (88′).
Best player: Che Adams
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Che Adams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-0
- Leicester City – Southampton – 1-2
- Fulham – Brentford – 3-2
- Everton – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
- Crystal Palace – Aston Villa – 3-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Arsenal – 0-3
