Southampton vs Leicester
Ref: Gavin Ward, EnglandSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Leicester 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Harwood-Bellis, Azaz, and Harwood-Bellis scored for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.41 for Southampton versus 0.44 for Leicester. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
5'
Aluko
Yellow Card
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Manning
⚽
Azaz
Assist: Léo Scienza
33'
Aluko
Yellow Card
33'
Aluko
Red Card
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Manning
Second Half
46'
⇄
Fatawu
46'
⇄
Mavididi
57'
⇄
James
⇄
Manning
⇄
Azaz
68'
⇄
Daka
Downes
Yellow Card
⇄
Léo Scienza
⇄
Fellows
80'
⇄
Winks
⇄
Downes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonLeicester
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.41VS0.44
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
7
8
Shots on target
2
14
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
0
11
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
547
Total passes
371
504
Accurate passes
311
92%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline3 · 1 won
8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
5
1.41
Goals prevented
1.41
Southampton
3-4-2-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Southampton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3R. ManningM
- 4F. DownesM
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 10F. AzazF
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 31G. BazunuG
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 5J. StephensD
- 7J. AriboM
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 34WelingtonD
- 42D. DownsF
- 46Jay RobinsonF
- 48Cameron BraggM
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3W. FaesD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 17H. ChoudhuryD
- 20P. DakaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 31A. BegovićG
- 56O. AlukoD
Substitutes
- 9J. AyewF
- 13Fran VieitesG
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidF
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 10.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | F | 78 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Finn Azaz | F | 67 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Tom Fellows | M | 78 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ryan Manning | M | 67 | 7.9 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Armstrong(C) | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Damion Downs | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hamza Choudhury(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Asmir Begović | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Patson Daka | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/5 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Olabade Aluko | D | 33 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Vieites | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Silko Thomas | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | F | 33 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |