So’ton 1 – 0 Leicester

Southampton moved off the bottom of the Premier League table as Carlos Alcaraz’s composed finish gave them a 1-0 win over Leicester at St Mary’s.

January signing Alcaraz’s first-half strike (35) came minutes after Danny Ward had saved a James Ward-Prowse penalty and it proved to be the difference on the south coast between two sides battling to avoid relegation.

Kelechi Iheanacho wasted three good chances to score for Leicester before Harry Souttar incredibly hit the bar with a header seconds before the final whistle, but the visitors could not find a way past a determined Southampton, who picked up their first Premier League home win since August.

The result sees the Saints climb above Bournemouth, who lost 3-2 at Arsenal earlier in the day, and move one point behind 17th-placed Leeds.

Leicester are 15th, three points above the drop zone after suffering their third consecutive league defeat.

Full match report to follow…

What’s next?

Southampton travel to in-form Manchester United in the Premier League next Sunday at 2pm before hosting Brentford on March 15 at 7.30pm.

Up next for Leicester is a Premier League home match against Chelsea next Saturday at 3pm. The Foxes then make the trip to Brentford on March 18, also at 3pm.