Week 3 brings us a match on Aug 20th, where Leicester City will play host to Southampton in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Leicester City, recorded a 2-4 loss against Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus struck first for Arsenal in the 23rd minute on a feed from Granit Xhaka, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 35th minute. Leicester City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while southampton is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Leeds United. Rodrigo scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 46th minute, then Rodrigo added another in the 60th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in King Power Stadium, Leicester City won by a score of 1 to 0. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first for Leicester City in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Southampton couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win.
Both James Ward-Prowse and Joe Aribo have been the hottest scorers for Southampton in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been the most effective weapon for Leicester City lately. The English midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Harvey Barnes and Ward, while Southampton will be without Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento.