Southampton vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Carlos Alcaraz grabbed the only goal as Southampton beat Leicester City 1-0 at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday to move off the bottom of the table with their second Premier League win in three matches under new manager Ruben Selles.
The win moves Southampton up to 19th on 21 points from 25 games, ahead of Bournemouth, who were beaten by Arsenal earlier on Saturday. Leicester remain in 15th.
Southampton started strongly and their pressure told when Timothy Castagne handled the ball in the 31st minute to give away a penalty. James Ward-Prowse stepped up to take the spotkick, but his well-struck effort was saved by Danny Ward.
Carlos Alcaraz opened the scoring for the hosts in the 34th minute, calmly slotting his effort into the bottom corner past Ward after being played through by Che Adams. There was an anxious wait for a VAR check and a huge roar when the goal.
Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho was a nuisance throughout, but he missed a string of chances, the best of which came in the 49th minute, when he failed to hit the target with a free header from six yards out.
Brendan Rodgers brought on Jamie Vardy as the visitors pressed and probed for an equaliser in the second half and Harry Souttar rattled the crossbar with a header in added time, but Southampton held on to claim their first home win since August.
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Chance! Maddison's deft flick plays in Pereira, but the full-back looks every bit a defender as he gets caught between whether to shoot himself or cross for Iheanacho. In the end, he does not really do either as he sends the ball flying harmlessly behind for a goal-kick.
Southampton vs Leicester City
Tete is causing Saints quite a bit of trouble down their left-hand side, and Walker-Peters and Sulemana look like they will have their hands full with him.
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Tete shows some quick feet to seemingly get past Walker-Peters, but the former Tottenham man does well to get back just in time and deflect the winger's cross into Bazunu's waiting hands.
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Walcott's low effort is goalbound after Maitland-Niles pulled it back to him in the Leicester box, but it is blocked by his own man as Sulemana prevents it troubling Ward.
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It has been a cagey opening, perhaps to be expected with so much at stake for both teams.
Southampton vs Leicester City
Southampton are looking to complete the league double over Leicester for the first time since the 2007-08 season in the Championship, while they last did so as a top-flight club in the 1986-87 campaign.
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