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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Sugawara has run his race, and is now being taken off. Coming on for the Japanese full-back is Fraser.
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Substitution Victor Bernth Flesner Kristiansen Issahaku Abdul Fatawu
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Buonanotte comes close, curling his shot just past Ramsdale's right-hand post. It is not a bad effort at all, something Leicester need more of in the second half.
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Vardy is slipped in, but he takes too long to take a shot, with his attempt blocked by Fernandes.
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Kristiansen gives the ball away, summing up Leicester's day thus far. They have been largely harmless with the ball, as they still have not forced a save out of Ramsdale yet.
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Manning tries to make a turn, but loses track of the ball. Justin is able to recover and clear the ball out for a throw-in.
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Aribo gets a free header into the box, but does not trouble Hermansen, who easily collects the ball.
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