Southampton 2-1 Leicester — FA Cup, 14 Feb 2026
Southampton beat Leicester 2-1 after extra time in the FA Cup Round of 32 on 14 February 2026. Cyle Larin and James Bree scored for Southampton; Oliver Skipp for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 2 and Leicester 3.
Match timeline
- 27'Foul
- 1-045'Penalty
- Half-time1-0
- 1-152'
- 56'Foul
- 63'out: B. Williams
- 63'
- 67'
- 67'
- 75'
- 79'
- 79'
- 83'Foul
- 84'
- 84'
- 86'Foul
- 87'out: D. Richards
- 101'Foul
- 103'
- 108'
- 2-1109'
- 120+1'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Southampton
- 7.5James BreeD
- 7.3Oriol RomeuM
- 7.3Elias JelertD
- 7.3Cameron BraggM
- 7.2Sufianu Sillah DibagaF
- 7.2Samuel EdozieM
- 7.2Barnaby WilliamsM
- 7.0Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.9Nicholas OyekunleF
- 6.9Joshua QuarshieD
- 6.9Ryan ManningD
- 6.7Cyle LarinF
- 6.6Joseph O'Brien-WhitmarshM
- 6.3Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.2Finn AzazM
- 6.2Cameron ArcherM
- 6.0George LongG
Leicester
- 7.9Oliver SkippM
- 7.2Harry WinksM
- 7.0Olabade AlukoD
- 6.9Jordan AyewF
- 6.9Ricardo PereiraD
- 6.9Jakub StolarczykG
- 6.9Benjamin NelsonD
- 6.7Dujuan RichardsF
- 6.6Louis PageM
- 6.5Victor KristiansenD
- 6.3Divine MukasaM
- 6.3Silko ThomasF
- 6.3Patson DakaF
- 6.2Stephy MavididiM
- 6.2Caleb OkoliD
- 6.2Luke ThomasD
- 6.0Jeremy MongaM
Line-ups
Leicester4-2-3-1
Southampton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 14James Bree109'103'D7.5
- 41D. PeretzG
- 10Finn Azaz75'M6.2
- 37Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh84'M6.6
- 47Moses SesayM
- 49N. Oyekunle84'F6.9
- 53B. Williams63'M7.2
- 57S. Sillah Dibaga63'F7.2
- 55T. Dobson-VenturaD
LeicesterGary Rowett
Substitutes
- 8Harry Winks67'M7.2
- 20Patson Daka79'F6.3
- 21R. Pereira79'D6.9
- 31A. BegovicG
- 33Luke Thomas83'67'D6.2
- 39S. Thomas108'F6.3
- 27W. MarcalF
- 12D. Richards87'F6.7
- 62K. GrayD
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
1.22Expected goals (xG)1.11
13Total shots17
4Shots on target4
2Shots off target4
7Blocked shots9
6Corners7
4Offsides2
16Fouls21
2Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves2
529Total passes642
435Accurate passes539
82%Pass accuracy84%
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bree | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Oriol Romeu | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Elias Jelert | 103 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Cameron Bragg | 120 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Sufianu Sillah Dibaga | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Samuel Edozie | 63 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Barnaby Williams | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Nicholas Oyekunle | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joshua Quarshie | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Manning | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 6.9 |
| Cyle Larin | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh | 36 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Finn Azaz | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Cameron Archer | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| George Long | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Skipp | 120 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Harry Winks | 53 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Olabade Aluko | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Ayew | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 41 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Nelson | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Dujuan Richards | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Louis Page | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Victor Kristiansen | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Divine Mukasa | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Silko Thomas | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patson Daka | 41 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 108 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Caleb Okoli | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Luke Thomas | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jeremy Monga | 87 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonWWWDW
- W10 Feb 26ALeicester4-3
- W07 Feb 26HWatford1-0
- W31 Jan 26AStoke City2-0
- D25 Jan 26APortsmouth1-1
- W21 Jan 26HSheffield Utd1-0
LeicesterLLLLD
- L10 Feb 26HSouthampton3-4
- L07 Feb 26ABirmingham1-2
- L31 Jan 26HCharlton0-2
- L24 Jan 26HOxford United1-2
- D20 Jan 26AWrexham1-1
Head-to-head
- 10 Feb 26Leicester3-4Southampton
- 25 Nov 25Southampton3-0Leicester
- 03 May 25Leicester2-0Southampton
- 19 Oct 24Southampton2-3Leicester
- 23 Apr 24Leicester5-0Southampton
- 15 Sept 23Southampton1-4Leicester
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Southampton
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Leicester
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