Both sides traded early chances with Southampton's Cameron Archer blasting over from six yards before Leicester striker Daka curled an effort just over the bar. It was exactly the start interim boss King would have wanted from his Foxes side and it got even better for them just four minutes later. Saints midfielder Tom Fellows undercooked his passback under pressure from Stephy Mavididi and Daka was alive to the opportunity, rounding Peretz and slotting the ball through the legs of Welington on the line to double Leicester's lead. Southampton thought they had one back after 21 minutes when Taylor Harwood-Bellis got on the end of a Leo Scienza delivery but his header was tipped around the post by Asmir Begovic. Leicester must have thought the game was out of sight after half an hour when Mukasa picked out Fatawu on the right-hand side, with the winger advancing on goal before thundering an effort to the inside of Peretz's near post to make it 3-0.

Source: BBC February 10, 2026 22:54 UTC