Southampton 3-0 Leicester City: Saints win fourth game in a row under Tonda Eckert

Southampton fired themselves in front after 20 minutes.

Manning whipped in a curling free-kick from the left and Harwood-Bellis headed past Asmir Begovic.

The Foxes nearly brought themselves level immediately after as Gavin Bazunu had to scramble across his goal to keep out a header by Jordan James.

Saints’ fine start then got even better when in-form forward Azaz was played into the box by Scienza and bent in a neat finish.

Summer signing Azaz has now scored in three consecutive Championship games for Saints, coinciding with their upturn in form.

Aluko was sent off after 33 minutes when the 19-year-old tried to stop Fellows making a burst down the right wing but hauled him back.

It was only the Leicester academy graduate’s second ever senior appearance for the Foxes and his first start, having played once before for them in the Premier League.

The hosts added to their lead just before the break as Manning sent in an inswinging corner from the right which was headed home once again by centre-back Harwood-Bellis.

Southampton continued to push for more goals after the break but a toothless Leicester managed to prevent the scoreline becoming any worse.

Marti Cifuentes’ inconsistent Foxes drop three places in the table and are still yet to win back-to-back games on the road since February 2024.