Southampton 1-4 Leicester: Jamie Vardy scores after 21 seconds and Wilfred Ndidi slots home his third this season as Foxes return to top of the Championship… with Kamaldeen Sulemana sent off late on for hosts
Leicester are comfortably top of the Championship after another Friday night thrashing at St Mary’s that was reminiscent of the 9-0 triumph in 2019.
Southampton would have to implode to match the comical show almost four years ago, but Russell Martin’s team were eager on giving it a shot, with their defense frequently breached by Enzo Maresca’s side. They’ve already given up nine goals in two games.
Stephy Malvididi took advantage of a sluggish Shea Charles to connect a one-two with Jamie Vardy, who scored from the edge of the box, and they were down after 21 seconds.
Leicester are comfortably top of the Championship after another Friday night thrashing at St Mary’s that was reminiscent of the 9-0 triumph in 2019.
Southampton would have to implode to match the comical show almost four years ago, but Russell Martin’s team were eager on giving it a shot, with their defense frequently breached by Enzo Maresca’s side. They’ve already given up nine goals in two games.
Stephy Malvididi took advantage of a sluggish Shea Charles to connect a one-two with Jamie Vardy, who scored from the edge of the box, and they were down after 21 seconds.
Smallbone swiftly found Adams after Harry Winks lost the ball in his own penalty area, and Mads Hermansen made a great last-ditch stop.
Adams took advantage of another mistake by Callum Doyle, allowing the Saints striker to feed Sam Edozie, who dinked over Hermansen.
The home crowd responded, and for a brief moment, it appeared that the home team would equalize. But Martin’s new-look defense let Winks find Malvididi, who found Wilfred Ndidi, who displayed great footwork to restore the Foxes’ two-goal lead on the stroke of half-time.
With Southampton sending more players forward, Leicester put the game out of reach with a fourth goal.
Mavididi took hold of the ball just outside the Leicester penalty area and sprinted the length of the field to score into the bottom corner in front of the delighted away fans, putting Leicester in first place.
Southampton’s agony was compounded in the dying seconds of stoppage time when Sulemana was sent off for a late challenge on James Justin.
