Southampton F.C. 0–9 Leicester City F.C.

The 2019–20 Premier League match between Southampton and Leicester City at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, took place on Friday 25 October 2019. Leicester won the match 9–0, matching with Manchester United's 9–0 win against Ipswich Town in 1995 and – later on – the former's 9–0 win against Southampton in 2021.[2] The result also set the new record for the biggest away win in the history of English top-flight football.[3]

Southampton v Leicester City
The match programme cover
Event2019–20 Premier League
Southampton Leicester City
0 9
Date25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Man of the MatchJamie Vardy (Leicester City)
RefereeAndre Marriner (Birmingham)
Attendance28,762
WeatherRainy
15 °C (59 °F)
88% humidity[1]

Background

Leicester started the match in third, level with Chelsea on 17 points but ahead on goal difference. Southampton were in 17th place, tied on 8 points with Newcastle United but also ahead on goal difference.

Match

Summary

Ben Chilwell opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Ryan Bertrand of Southampton was dismissed for a studs-up challenge in the build-up to the goal, confirmed by VAR, two minutes later. Leicester were 3–0 up by the 19th minute, thanks to Youri Tielemans and Ayoze Pérez. Pérez added the fourth on the 39th minute, with Jamie Vardy scoring on the stroke of half-time to send Leicester into the break ahead 5–0. Pérez completed his hat-trick on the 57th minute, with Vardy adding his second and Leicester's seventh a minute later. James Maddison scored a 85th minute free-kick before Jamie Vardy completed his own hat-trick with a penalty four minutes into stoppage time. The final whistle blasted after the penalty was made.[4] It was only the second time in Premier League history that two players scored a hat-trick for one team in the same game,[3] last coming in an Arsenal 6–1 win over Southampton on 7 May 2003 with Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires scoring three goals apiece.[5]

Match details
Southampton0–9Leicester City
Report
Attendance: 28,762
Southampton
Leicester City
GK28 Angus Gunn
CB35 Jan Bednarek
CB3 Maya Yoshida
CB4 Jannik Vestergaard 45'
RWB43 Yan Valery 70'
CM16 James Ward-Prowse
CM14 Oriol Romeu
CM23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (c)
LWB21 Ryan Bertrand 12'
CF9 Danny Ings 45'
CF22 Nathan Redmond
Substitutes:
GK1 Alex McCarthy
DF5 Jack Stephens 45'
DF38 Kevin Danso 45'
MF17 Stuart Armstrong 70'
MF19 Sofiane Boufal
FW7 Shane Long
FW10 Ché Adams
Manager:
Ralph Hasenhüttl
GK1 Kasper Schmeichel (c)
RB21 Ricardo Pereira
CB6 Jonny Evans
CB4 Çağlar Söyüncü
LB3 Ben Chilwell
DM25 Wilfred Ndidi
RM17 Ayoze Pérez 74'
CM8 Youri Tielemans
CM10 James Maddison
LM15 Harvey Barnes 72'
CF9 Jamie Vardy
Substitutes:
GK12 Danny Ward
DF2 James Justin
DF5 Wes Morgan
MF7 Demarai Gray 74'
MF11 Marc Albrighton 72'
MF20 Hamza Choudhury
MF26 Dennis Praet
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers

Man of the Match:
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

Assistant referees:
Scott Ledger
Simon Long
Fourth official:
Andrew Madley
Video assistant referee:
Mike Dean
Assistant video assistant referee:
Andy Halliday

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time or penalties
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics
Statistic Southampton Leicester City
Goals scored 09
Total shots 625
Shots on target 315
Ball possession 27%73%
Corner kicks 27
Fouls conceded 312
Yellow cards 00
Red cards 10

Post-match
The match was played at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton.

Leicester moved up to second in the table, while Southampton dropped to 18th.

As the match took place two days before the first anniversary of the 2018 Leicester helicopter crash, several players dedicated the win to their late owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in that incident.[6] Southampton players and coaching staff later donated their wages from the day of the game to a charity run by the club, Saints Foundation.[7]

Later that season, the two sides would play each other again in the return fixture at the King Power Stadium, in January 2020. Southampton went on to win the match 2–1, gaining revenge for their previous humiliation.[8][9]


References
  1. "Weather History for Southampton, United Kingdom". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Southampton 0–9 Leicester City". Premier League. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. Sutcliffe, Steve (25 October 2019). "Southampton 0–9 Leicester City: Foxes equal record for biggest Premier League win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. Butler, Michael (25 October 2019). "Southampton 0 Leicester City 9: as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Arsenal hit Saints for six". BBC Sport. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. Wakefield, Mark (26 October 2019). "The heartfelt messages Leicester City players past and present sent after record-equalling win". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. "Southampton 0–9 Leicester City: Saints players give wages to charity". BBC Sport. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. Bulin, Matt (11 January 2020). "Leicester City 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. "Leicester vs Southampton". Premier League.
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