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
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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El Khannouss is so unlucky not to have scored there. The Moroccan finds a bit of space in the box and curls a shot off the post. It is udoubtedly Leicester's best chance of the opening half.
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Aribo puts too much on his attempted pass to Acher, with Hermansen able to come out of his goal and collect the ball, stopping Southampton's attack.
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Buonanotte overhits the cross, with the ball missing the blue shirts in the box and goes harmlessly out for a Southampton goal-kick.
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Dibling does incredibly well to slalom past a few Leicester players and is taken down just outside of the box. However, the referee tells him to get up, with play continuing.
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Another amazing chance for Southampton. Off the throw-in, Downes is first to the ball, getting a shot off. It is a big save from Hermansen to keep his side in the game. Huge chance there for the Saints.
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Dibling plays an incredible ball to Sugawara, who just could not pic out someone in the box.
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Vardy has a header in the box, looping it over Ramsdale's head. However, the ball goes just over the bar and out for a Southampton goal-kick.
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GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLL SOUTHAMPTON. They have doubled the lead. It is a really good build-up from the hosts, who combine well down the left-hand side. Walker-Peters gets past his man and plays the ball into the box. Archer misses with his attempt, but Aribo is there to direct it home. It is 2-0 to the Saints.
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