Southampton vs Leicester

FA Cup - 1/16-finals 14 Feb 2026, 15:00
Southampton
Southampton
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Leicester
Leicester
👤 M. Corlett

Match report

Southampton edged past Leicester 2-1 in the FA Cup - 1/16-finals on 14 February 2026.

Leicester had 17 shots to Southampton's 13.

The referee was M. Corlett.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 13 - 17 On target 4 - 4 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 13 - 16 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
James Bree
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Oliver Skipp 1 goal
7 Cyle Larin 1 goal
7 Elias Jelert captained the side
7 Nathan Wood 87 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–14 3–3
Shots On Goal 3–4 1–0
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 5–6 1–1
Attacks 89–118 0–0
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
1 Penalty 0
6 Substitution 6
13 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 4
7 Shots Blocked 9
7 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 16
6 Corners 7
4 Offsides 2
45% Ball Possession 55%
2 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 2
530 Passes Total 642
436 Passes Accurate 539
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 4-2-3-1
25 G. Long
38 E. Jelert 15 N. Wood 17 J. Quarshie 3 R. Manning
28 O. Romeu 48 C. Bragg
27 K. Matsuki 19 C. Archer 23 S. Edozie
9 C. Larin
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
56 O. Aluko 5 C. Okoli 4 B. Nelson 16 V. Kristiansen
22 O. Skipp 25 L. Page
28 J. Monga 29 D. Mukasa 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Southampton
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
  • 53 Barnaby Williams
  • 57 Sufianu Sillah Dibaga
  • 10 Finn Azaz
  • 37 Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh
  • 49 Nicholas Oyekunle
  • 14 James Bree
  • 41 Daniel Peretz
  • 55 Tommy Dobson-Ventura
  • 47 Moses Sesay
Leicester
Coach
Andy King
Substitutes
  • 33 Luke Thomas
  • 8 Harry Winks
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 20 Patson Daka
  • 12 Dujuan Richards
  • 39 Silko Thomas
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 62 Kevon Gray
  • 27 Wanya Marcal Madivadua
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ B. Williams ↓ O. Romeu Southampton
  • 63' ↑ S. Sillah Dibaga ↓ S. Edozie Southampton
  • 67' ↑ L. Thomas ↓ V. Kristiansen Leicester
  • 67' ↑ H. Winks ↓ L. Page Leicester
  • 75' ↑ F. Azaz ↓ C. Archer Southampton
  • 79' ↑ R. Pereira ↓ O. Aluko Leicester
  • 79' ↑ P. Daka ↓ J. Ayew Leicester
  • 84' ↑ J. O'Brien Whitmarsh ↓ K. Matsuki Southampton
  • 84' ↑ N. Oyekunle ↓ C. Larin Southampton
  • 87' ↑ D. Richards ↓ J. Monga Leicester
  • 103' ↑ J. Bree ↓ E. Jelert Southampton
  • 108' ↑ S. Thomas ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
Cards
  • 27' L. Page Leicester
  • 56' B. Nelson Leicester
  • 83' L. Thomas Leicester
  • 86' C. Bragg Southampton
  • 101' R. Manning Southampton
  • 120+1' C. Okoli Leicester
Head-to-head
Southampton 5 2 draws 7 Leicester
2026-02-14 Southampton vs Leicester 2 - 1
2026-02-10 Leicester vs Southampton 3 - 4
2025-11-25 Southampton vs Leicester 3 - 0
2025-05-03 Leicester City vs Southampton 2 - 0
2024-10-19 Southampton vs Leicester City 2 - 3
2024-04-23 Leicester City vs Southampton 5 - 0
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Leicester D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Leicester?
Southampton won 2-1 against Leicester on 14 February 2026.
Who won Southampton vs Leicester?
Southampton won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Leicester?
Leicester had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.