Leicester City vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from King Power Stadium
Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Leicester City vs Southampton
CHANCE! A long ball is played from Faes, which goes over the head of Manning. McAteer picks up the ball on the right flank before dribbling past Manning and whipping in a cross which goes out for a goal kick. Good start by the hosts!
Leicester City vs Southampton
The home side are on a horrible run at home, having not scored in their nine league outings. Ruud van Nistelrooy will be hoping that changes today against today's opponents.
Leicester City vs Southampton
We are underway for the first half at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Southampton
The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off will commence shortly in the East Midlands. With both teams’ relegation from the Premier League officially confirmed, they will be hoping to give their fans something to cheer about. After announcing his decision to leave the Foxes at the end of the season, legendary striker Jamie Vardy will be hoping to go out with a bang. On the other hand, defeat for Southampton will confirm them finishing bottom of the Premier League this season, in what has been a miserable campaign for the team from the south coast.
Leicester City vs Southampton
Leicester City will be without goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, who is undergoing an operation which will see him miss the rest of the season. Jakub Stolarczyk will replace the Danish international, with the Polish shot-stopper set to earn another opportunity to impress in the league. Facundo Buonanotte will also miss today’s game due to a concussion protocol and will most likely return in the Foxes’ next Premier League fixture. Ricardo Pereira and Bobby De Cordova-Reid also miss out, with James Justin, Oliver Skipp, Jordan Ayew and Kasey McAteer all returning to the starting XI.
Leicester City vs Southampton
Meanwhile, Simon Rusk names an unchanged side after last week’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham. Though they have not won any of their four games under him so far this season (D2 L2), Southampton are currently averaging more points per game under Rusk this term (0.5) than they did under both Russell Martin (0.31) and Ivan Juric (0.29).
Leicester City vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo, Will Smallbone, James Bree, Nathan Wood, Cameron Archer, Paul Onuachu, Tyler Dibling, Jay Robinson.
Leicester City vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis; Ryan Manning, Lesley Ugochukwu, Flynn Downes, Kyle Walker-Peters; Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mateus Fernandes; Ross Stewart.
Leicester City vs Southampton
LEICESTER SUBS: Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare, Woyo Coulibaly, Daniel Iversen, Michael Golding, Jake Evans, Jeremy Monga.
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