Southampton’s difficult victory against Leicester City

Southampton beat Leicester 1-0 this Saturday in a match for the 26th date of the England – Premier League 2022-2023 tournament. The local scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute of the first half, through Carlos Alcaraz. With a semi-circle assist from Che Adams, the midfielder defined with an accurate shot to the right post, just into the back of his rival’s net.

Leicester City managed to have more ball possession (62%) than their rivals, but that wasn’t enough to beat them.

Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse wasted a chance to open the scoring and take the lead when he missed a penalty in the 31st minute of the first half.

Carlos Alcaraz was the party figure. The Southampton midfielder scored 1 goal, completed 13 correct passes and shot 4 times on target.

Another relevant player in the game was Armel Bella Kotchap. The Southampton defender was important, winning 2 balls and firing 4 balls outside the danger zone.

With a dirty game, the match played between the two teams stood out. There were a number of warnings: Carlos Alcaraz, Harvey Barnes, James Maddison, Che Adams, Adam Armstrong and James Ward-Prowse.

Southampton technical director Rubén Sellés has proposed a 4-4-2 strategy with Gavin Bazunu in goal; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella Kotchap and Kyle Walker-Peters on the defensive line; Carlos Alcaraz, James Ward-Prowse, Roméo Lavia and Kamaldeen Sulemana in the middle; and Theo Walcott and Che Adams on offense.

For their part, those led by Brendan Rodgers stopped with a 4-5-1 scheme with Danny Ward under the three sticks; Ricardo Pereira, Harry Souttar, Wout Faes and Timothy Castagne in defence; Nampalys Mendy, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tetê, James Maddison and Harvey Barnes in midfield; and Kelechi Iheanacho ahead.

The judge selected for the match at Saint Mary’s Stadium was Robert Jones.

Southampton will host Manchester United the following day. Likewise, Leicester will play at home against Chelsea.

After the game, the home team find themselves with 21 points and in nineteenth place in the standings. While the visit has 24 units and ranks fifteenth in the tournament.

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