Ayoze Perez scored a brace to help Leicester produce one of the high-scoring football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. James Maddison opened the scoring in the 49th minute before Jamie Vardy doubled their advantage in the 74th minute. James Ward-Prowse pulled a goal back in the 79th minute from the penalty spot before Perez restored their advantage in the 81st minute. He rounded up the scoring in the sixth minute of the stoppage time.
Player ratings
Leicester: Schmeichel (7), Fofana (6), Evans (6), Castagne (7), Justin, Mendy, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Maddison. (7), Barnes (6), Vardy (7)
Subs: Perez (7), Amartey (N/A), Pereira (7), Lookman (6)
Southampton: McCarthy (6), Walker-Peters, (6) Lyanco (5), Stephens (6), Romeu (6), Ward-Prowse (6), S. Armstrong (6), Redmond (6), A. Armstrong (6), Salisu (6), Elyounoussi (7)
Subs: Long (N/A), Adams (6), Djenepo (6), Smallbone. (N/A)
Man of the match: James Maddison
Managers Reaction
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl: ”Overall, the game was decided by the first goal. It was a questionable one and changed the momentum of the game completely. When you have the ball, you’re meant to get it back, but in a way where you can actually do something with it – not with the long ball and Vardy immediately pressing. What is that! We had the chance to end up higher, but in the end, we were struggling to get through trials as there were many things going against us.”
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers: ”I thought it was a little confusing to myself, to be honest. The players obviously thought that John [Moss] has given us a free kick. It should be played back to Kasper – he’s played a direct ball through. Their center-half made a mistake and if he heads it back, there’s no drama. But he’s made a mistake and we capitalized on it. Overall it seemed a little confusing, hence the players were unsure of what the decision was.”
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