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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The VAR is looking at a potential penalty, as Vardy is grabbed by Fraser, and the referee has given a PENALTY to Leicester.
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Ohhhh what a series of events for Leicester! So unlucky not to equalize. First, Fatawu curls a stunning strike that hits the bar and goes out.Mavididi gets the rebound and finds Fatawu again, whose header is spectacularly saved by Ramsdale.
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Onuachu is the other player to come on in the flurry of substitutions, as the Nigerian striker takes Archer's place up front.
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El Khannouss' second start for Leicester comes to an end as he is replaced by Ayew.
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Substitution Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes William Anthony Patrick Smallbone
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Harwood-Bellis gets a free header from a corner, but it comes off of Ndidi and out for another Southampton corner.
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