Leicester City Thrash Southampton 9-0 To Go Second In The Premier League

Leicester City cruised to a 9-0 victory over the ten men of Southampton at St Mary's to move up to second in the Premier League table.

Leicester equalled the record for the biggest ever Premier League victory following a stunning team display on Friday night.

Ben Chilwell opened the scoring in the 10th minute and then moments later the hosts were reduced to 10 men following Ryan Bertrand's dismissal.

Youri Tielemans and then Ayoze Perez added two quick goals to the tally, before the Spanish attacker grabbed his second goal of the match.

Image: PA

Image: PA

Image: PA

Jamie Vardy scored before the break to make the score 5-0 at half-time.

The Foxes continued their relentless approach in the second half as Perez completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute and then Vardy netted his second goal of the game a minute later.

James Maddison then got on the score-sheet as he executed a brilliant free-kick to make it 8-0.

Vardy completed the rout deep into stoppage time from the spot to bag his third goal of the match to make it 9-0.

Brendan Rodgers' side move up to second place with 20 points on the board, five points behind Liverpool.

Southampton, meanwhile, have slid into the relegation zone after taking a battering on their goal difference.

Will Leicester finish in the top four this season? Let us know what you think.

Topics: Football News, Leicester City, Football, Southampton, Premier League, Brendan Rodgers

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