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Southampton vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Southampton 2-3 Leciester: The Saints threw away a two-goal lead as Jordan Ayew scored a 98th minute winner for the visitors

Luke Baker
Saturday 19 October 2024 17:11 BST
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Jordan Ayew celebrates Leicester’s late winner
Jordan Ayew celebrates Leicester’s late winner (Action Images via Reuters)

Leicester’s 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, with the 10-man hosts setting a club record of 21 matches without victory in the English top-flight.

Southampton, whose last Premier League win came before their relegation in the 2022-23 season, opened the scoring early on when Ryan Manning squared for Cameron Archer to finish a sweeping counter-attack, before midfielder Joe Aribo added to their tally with a side-footed effort.

Leicester pulled one back in the 64th minute after Facundo Buonanotte turned in a cross after a driving run from substitute Abdul Fatawu. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy won a penalty ten minutes later after a VAR review found he was held back by Ryan Fraser.

Fraser was sent off and Vardy stepped up, blasting his effort past Aaron Ramsdale, before Ayew sent a low shot through a sea of bodies to snatch a late victory and break the hearts of home fans at St Mary’s Stadium.

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Substitution Stephy Alvaro Mavididi Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid

19 October 2024 16:45

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Leicester continue to look the more dangerous side, as they go in search of the winner. Southampton is just trying to survive at this point, getting into the Leicester half only once or twice since being reduced to 10.

19 October 2024 16:45

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Mavididi puts the ball over the bar, failing to trouble Ramsdale. It is a disappoiting end to another Leicester attack.

19 October 2024 16:41

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Onuachu appears to go over on a free-kick by Okoli. The referee says nothing, allowing for the game to continue.

19 October 2024 16:41

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Fatawu wins Leicester another corner as Taylor had to come over and get his body in the way of a cross.

19 October 2024 16:38

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Sulemana is the other player to come into play, as he replaces Dibling, who had a fine match.

19 October 2024 16:36

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Taylor comes on for Manning as Southampton try to get some extra energy at the back.

19 October 2024 16:36

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Leicester, as expected, are pressing for the winner now, and have gone on the attack since equalizing. It will be interesting to see whether Southampton can hold on.

19 October 2024 16:35

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Fraser's day is over as well, as he is given a red card for denying what would have been a goal.

19 October 2024 16:32

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Penalty Goal Jamie Richard Vardy

19 October 2024 16:31

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