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Southampton made one change with Samuel Edozie replacing Cameron Bragg, his first start for the club in a league game since April 2024, while Norwich had Ruairi McConville back in their defence after missing two games with a knee injury.
The Canaries – with seven away victories behind them this season – looked the more confident side in the early stages and Anis Ben Slimane fired in a powerful effort
And yet Albion had looked in good shape to claim all three points.
Aune Heggebo went close in the sixth minute when his looping header from Alfie Gilchrist’s throw was tipped over by Southampton goalkeeper Daniel Peretz.
Albion went close again four minutes later when the visitors scrambled clear Isaac Price’s in-swinging corner after the dip on the ball fooled Peretz in the crowded Southampton box.
The Saints should have
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Saints were out of the traps early, Bree opening the scoring with his third goal in four games.
The right-back poked home from seven yards out after a corner, initially cleared, was recycled at the second attempt by Leo Scienza.
Leicester caretaker manager Andy King told BBC Radio Leicester:
“I want to start by apologising for that last half an hour. It was completely unacceptable.
“Obviously, the feeling I have at the moment is sheer anger towards the performance. It will take a bit of time to process, I have to watch it back, see what happened but, yeah, passive and not good enough.
“Probably a lack of character, a
Saints nearly gifted the visitors a goal in the opening moments when keeper Daniel Petetz passed the ball straight to Watford’s Edo Kayembe on the edge of the box but the shot that followed was a tame effort.
The hosts had their best chance just before 20 minutes, Flynn Downes crossed a ball into the area from the right which found its way to Ross Stewart in a central position
Scienza fired Southampton ahead as the United backline failed to deal with the Brazilian’s direct play.
The Saints attacker was left in space to drive towards the box on the left-hand side before curling a shot towards goal with his right foot that took a wicked deflection off Oli Arblaster, wrong-footing the keeper and flying into the net.
Scienza now has four goals and four assists for Southampton in the
Both teams had lost their most recent league outing, although a postponement of their home clash with Watford meant this was Hull’s first Championship match since 1 January.
It was the home side who had the better of the opening exchanges, with Ivor Pandur forced into a good save by Adam Armstrong and Finn Azaz sending a shot into the side-netting.
However, their early momentum was killed when Manning’s pass
Both sides had presentable opportunities in the opening stages but it was Coventry who grew stronger as the first half wore on, making it count when Mason-Clark netted for his fifth league goal of the season.
Their dominance was to be short-lived, however, with Dasilva sent off after hurtling into Welington with studs raised halfway up the Brazilian’s shin.
Southampton were immediately incentivised by the man advantage and looked to
“Frank Lampard has done an outstanding job [at Coventry] and they’ll come to Southampton a little bit apprehensive as well.
“They would have seen the form the guys [Southampton] are in and they’ll be preparing for a tough game themselves.”
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Southampton technical director Johannes Spors does not expect the club to be “extremely active” in the January transfer window following a busy summer of recruitment.
Saints were 21st and three points above the relegation zone when Will Still was sacked on 3 November after three straight defeats and just two wins from the opening 13 matches (D6 L5).
But they have won six of their seven games since then under