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.
Southampton vs Leicester City
SOUTHAMPTON (4-4-2): Gavin Bazunu; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella Kotchap, Kyle Walker-Peters; Carlos Alcaraz, James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia, Kamaldeen Sulemana; Che Adams, Theo Walcott.
Southampton vs Leicester City
The visitors are not completely out of the woods themselves in regards to relegation, sat just three points above the drop zone and with three defeats in their last three games in all competitions. The Foxes have been plagued by defensive issues all season, with only Bournemouth conceding more goals in the Premier League than their 42. While they should have enough quality to stave off relegation, they will need to start putting points on the board and quickly if they want to avoid a nervy end to the season.
Southampton vs Leicester City
The hosts come into this game rock-bottom of the league and desperate for points as they scrap for survival. They are in dismal form with 10 defeats in their last 12 league outings, leaving them four points from safety and in real danger of playing second-tier football next season for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign. Saints' main problem has been their home form, picking up just one win and six points from 11 league matches on their own turf, the worst record in the league by some distance. They will be hoping for a victory here to bounce back from their humiliating midweek defeat to League Two Grimsby Town in the FA Cup.
Southampton vs Leicester City
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