SOUTHAMPTON: Forster 5, Cedric 4, Yoshida 3, Van Dijk 4, Bertrand 6, Romeu 4 (Gabbiadini 46, 5), Lemina 5, Davis 5, Tadic 5 (Ward-Prowse 83), Boufal 5 (Redmond 62, 5), Austin 5 LEICESTER: Schmeichel 7, Simpson 7, Maguire 8, Morgan 7, Fuchs 7, King 7, Ndidi 7, Chilwell 7 (Ulloa 83), Mahrez 8 (Albrighton 72, 6),
Okazaki 8, Vardy 7 (Gray 72, 6) REF: Chris Kavanagh ATT: 27,714 match stats 54% POSSESSION 46% 4 SHOTS ON TARGET 11 5 SHOTS OFF TARGET 2 8 CORNERS 9 4 OFFSIDE 13 FOULS 9 1 0 CARDS 0 0
Scottie's
Okazaki any time scorer Leicester to score 2+ Adomah any time scorer Brighton are 9/4 to win, with Saints 7/5 and the draw 21/10.
LEICESTER CITY Schmeichel 6, Simpson 6, Morgan 7, Maguire 7, Fuchs 6, Ndidi 6, Iborra 6, Mahrez 8 (Gray 86, 4), Albrighton 7,
Okazaki 7 (King 68, 5), Vardy 7.
7 RATINGS LEICESTER Schmeichel 6, Simpson 7, Morgan 7, Maguire 8, Fuchs 7, Albrighton 6, Ndidi 6, James 7, Mahrez 9,
Okazaki 7, (Slimani 75, 6) Vardy 6, (Gray 90).
Leicester were buoyant after the break, creating quick counters through Jamie Vardy,
Okazaki and Ben Chilwell as the City swagger evaporated.
FOX TROT
Okazaki runs off to celebrate netting Leicester's opener
Mahrez then forced Ludovic Butelle into a smart near-post save as the Foxes went for the kill and
Okazaki miscued a fine chance after 11 minutes when Brugge played themselves into trouble.
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The all-important goal came in the 25th minute as Newcastle failed to clear Riyad Mahrez's freekick and when Marc Albrighton sent the ball back in, Jamie Vardy headed across for
Okazaki to execute the perfect overhead kick from six yards.
His little back-heel to
Okazaki bamboozled Gardner and was the mark of a man exuding the confidence only 14 Premier League goals can bring.
It is not only important scoring goals, his performance is important, how he and
Okazaki pressed during all the match.
Okazaki scored the his first goal for the club in Saturday's 2-1 win over West Ham United and is keen to continue putting the ball in the back of the net.
