Leicester City set Premier League record as they destroy hapless Southampton

Leicester City’s outstanding display away against Southampton saw them hammer the hapless Saints by a 9-0 scoreline, sealing the largest away victory in English football history.

The Foxes equaled the Premier League record for win margin set by Manchester United against Ipswich in the 1994-95 campaign.




Southampton also had Ryan Bertrand sent off in a horror showing that saw them booed, and some supporters left in the first twenty minutes.

Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy scored hat-tricks in the record-breaking win, also setting personal records of their own.

Leicester scored five in the first half against the shocked Saints, a feat only ever achieved away before by Manchester City.




Ben Chilwell opened the scoring after 10 minutes, scoring from close range for just his second career goal. Bertrand was then sent off after VAR review for a foul on Ayoze Perez in the build up to the goal.

Youri Tielemans was also on the scoresheet before Perez scored a first-half brace, the first coming only thirty seconds after the Belgian’s strike.

The former Newcastle forward Perez secured his hat-trick after half-time and has now scored seven goals against Southampton, including three in each of his last two games, more than against any other Premier League side.

He is one of just two players to bag hat-tricks in consecutive games against the same team, after Luis Suarez who did so for Liverpool against Norwich. Perez is the first man to do so representing different sides.




Jamie Vardy joined the party just before the break and scored the Foxes seventh after Perez scored his third, before rounding things off from the spot.

James Maddison scored a free-kick to make it eight, with Leicester ninth goal on the day sealing the largest ever margin of win away from home in Premier League play.

This is the second time this campaign a team has gone into the dressing room after just 45 minutes with a 5-0 lead, after Man City did it against Burnley.

Leicester, meanwhile, have crept above Manchester City into second place and have made an even better start than when they were crowned Premier League champions three seasons ago.

   

JB

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