Premier League: Leicester City annihilates Southampton 4-1 after playing a great match
LEICESTER. Leicester City demolishes Southampton 4-1 with goals of
LEICESTER. Leicester City demolishes Southampton 4-1 with goals of J. Maddison (50′), J. Vardy (74′) and A. Perez (81′). On the other side, Southampton scored with J. Ward-Prowse (79′ pen).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Moss with the assistance of Marc Perry and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Leicester City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Southampton that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Southampton was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Leicester City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Leicester City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Leicester City. On the opposite side, Southampton received 1 yellow card (O. Romeu).
After playing this match, Leicester City will have 49 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Southampton will stay with 40 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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50'50'
J. Maddison
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65'65'
C. Adams
A. Armstrong
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66'66'
A. Perez
K. Dewsbury-Hall
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70'70'
O. Romeu
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70'70'
R. Pereira
T. Castagne
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74'74'
M. Djenepo
M. Elyounoussi
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74'74'
J. Vardy
H. Barnes
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77'77'
A. Lookman
H. Barnes
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79'79'
J. Ward-Prowse (Penalty)
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81'81'
A. Perez
J. Maddison
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82'82'
D. Amartey
J. Maddison
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86'86'
S. Long
N. Redmond
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90'90'
W. Smallbone
O. Romeu
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90'90'
A. Perez
R. Pereira
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Leicester City: Formation and Lineups
Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers chose to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel , Timothy Castagne , Wesley Fofana , Jonny Evans , James Justin , Nampalys Mendy , Youri Tielemans , James Maddison , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy .
Substitutes
Leicester City made 4 changes: K. Dewsbury-Hall for A. Perez (66′), T. Castagne for R. Pereira (70′), H. Barnes for A. Lookman (77′) and J. Maddison for D. Amartey (82′).
Top player: James Maddison
The player who no doubt impressed Leicester City the most was James Maddison.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Southampton: Formation and Lineups
Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Alex McCarthy , Kyle Walker-Peters , Jack Stephens , Lyanco , Mohammed Salisu , James Ward-Prowse , Oriol Romeu , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Stuart Armstrong , Nathan Redmond and Adam Armstrong .
Substitutes
Southampton made 4 changes: A. Armstrong for C. Adams (65′), M. Elyounoussi for M. Djenepo (74′), N. Redmond for S. Long (86′) and O. Romeu for W. Smallbone (90′).
Top player: Oriol Romeu
The player who no doubt impressed Southampton the most was Oriol Romeu.
His rating is with 19 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
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