Southampton vs Leicester

25 November 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Gavin Ward

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • T. Harwood-Bellis 18’, 42’
  • F. Azaz 23’

Match summary

Southampton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Leicester. Southampton led 3-0 at half-time.

T. Harwood-Bellis put Southampton ahead with a header in the 18th minute, F. Azaz made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, and Harwood-Bellis made it 3-0 with a header in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Leicester's 0.45 from 7. Leicester had a player sent off.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
18 Shots 7
8 Shots on target 2
11 Corners 3
551 Passes 370
92.2% Pass accuracy 85.1%
11 Tackles 15
8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Southampton Leicester
Kick-off
5’
O. Aluko
11’
W. FaesShot on target
T. Harwood-BellisHeader1-0 (Southampton)
18’
20’
J. JamesShot on target
F. AzazLeft foot shot2-0 (Southampton)
23’
33’
O. AlukoSecond yellow
L. ScienzaShot on target
36’
T. Harwood-BellisHeader3-0 (Southampton)
42’
A. ArmstrongShot on target
45’
Half-time3-0
46’
J. AyewS. Mavididi
46’
B. SoumaréA. F. Issahaku
Second half underway
A. ArmstrongShot on target
52’
L. ScienzaShot on target
52’
57’
B. ReidJ. James
WelingtonR. Manning
67’
J. AriboF. Azaz
67’
68’
S. ThomasP. Daka
F. Downes
68’
J. RobinsonT. Fellows
78’
D. DownsL. Scienza
78’
80’
L. PageH. Winks
C. BraggF. Downes
85’
C. BraggShot on target
88’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 0.45 18’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 1-0 18’ 23’ F. Azaz (Southampton), 2-0 23’ 42’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 3-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 0.45 18’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 1-0 Harwood-Bellis 18’ 23’ F. Azaz (Southampton), 2-0 Azaz 23’ 42’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 3-0 Harwood-Bellis 42’
Southampton 2.47 xGLeicester 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Southampton attacking 
23’ F. Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 51’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 18’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 36’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 48’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 52’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 62’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 42’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 45’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 89’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ F. Downes (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ P. Daka (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ O. Aluko (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ O. Skipp (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ W. Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ H. Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ C. Jander (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ O. Aluko (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ J. James (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ C. Bragg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ N. Wood (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ F. Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 51’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 18’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 36’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 48’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 42’ T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 52’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 62’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 45’ A. Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 89’ J. Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 12’ P. Daka (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ F. Downes (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ O. Aluko (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ O. Skipp (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ W. Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ H. Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ C. Jander (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ O. Aluko (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ J. James (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ T. Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ L. Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ C. Bragg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ N. Wood (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Southampton 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bazunu
Harwood-Bellis 2
Wood
Quarshie
Fellows 78’
Downes 85’
Jander
Manning 67’
Azaz 67’
Scienza 78’
Armstrong
Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Begovic
Choudhury
Faes
Vestergaard
Aluko
Winks 80’
Skipp
Issahaku 46’
James 57’
Mavididi 46’
Daka 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
G. Bazunu
90′ 1 0 12 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
T. Harwood-Bellis
90′ 1 2 – 5 3 81 1 2 – –
N. Wood
90′ – – – 3 2 67 – – – –
J. Quarshie
90′ – 2 – 2 2 72 1 – – –
Welington Came on as a substitute
23′ – 1 – 1 – 18 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
T. Fellows Taken off
78′ – – 41 2 – 3 – 6 – 2 –
F. Downes Taken off
85′ – – 44 – – 2 – 4 3 – –
C. Jander
90′ – – 70 2 – 2 1 3 – 1 –
R. Manning Taken off
67′ – 2 41 3 – – – 1 1 1 –
J. Robinson Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – – –
C. Bragg Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 10 – – – – – – – –
Forwards5 players
F. Azaz Taken off
67′ 1 – 1 1 0.47 – 2 3 – 23 –
L. Scienza Taken off
78′ – 1 3 2 0.29 – 3 8 6 32 –
A. Armstrong
90′ – – 5 2 0.88 – 3 1 – 19 –
J. Aribo Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – – 1 – 13 –
D. Downs Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 50% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Leicester win 24% Avg odds 3.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton LLWWW
Leicester LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-0 Southampton, 03 May 25 Next meeting: Leicester 3-4 Southampton, 10 Feb 26  All Southampton vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.