See how we ranked the Southampton players after their 4-1 loss to Leicester City at St. Mary’s on Friday night, which saw the home team jeered off the field at the conclusion of play.
Southampton fell 4-1 to Leicester City at home on Friday night, suffering yet another crushing setback.
In an effort to avenge a 5-0 loss at Sunderland prior to the break, Saints were repeatedly exposed in front of their own supporters as the Foxes capitalized on several defensive blunders.
After just 21 seconds, Jamie Vardy scored the game’s first goal after a Leicester cross into the Southampton box fell to the former England international, who sent the ball past Gavin Bazuu first time.
On minute 18, Kyle Walker-Peters lost control while attempting to recover a loose ball and instead found Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The Foxes midfielder then played James McAteer in with a pinpoint pass, and the latter finished strongly into the corner.
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The Foxes had the last laugh, as Wilfried Ndidi scored just before halftime to restore the visitors’ two-goal lead. Samuel Edozie responded by scoring his second goal of the season after cheekily lifting the ball over Mads Hermansen.
Saints did well to put pressure on Leicester for a brief period at the beginning of the second half, but their threat on the break was a continuous concern. The winger got clear again five minutes later after Kamaldeen Sulemana threw the ball away from a corner and Mavididi sprinted the length of the field before finishing into the corner for 4-1. Mavididi should have crossed to Vardy when he found himself through on goal and chipped beyond.