On Aug 20th, Leicester City hosts Southampton in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Leicester City is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus struck first for Arsenal in the 23rd minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 35th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while southampton is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Leeds United. Rodrigo struck first for Leeds United in the 46th minute, then Rodrigo added another in the 60th minute. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Leicester City won by a score of 1 to 0. Kelechi Iheanacho scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 55th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Southampton was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo have been the hottest scorers for Southampton in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been the most effective weapon for Leicester City lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Harvey Barnes and Danny Ward, while Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento.