"Seven years after thrashing them 9-0 at St Mary's and only two after plundering five during Southampton's last trip to the King Power Stadium, Leicester began the match with high hopes of clawing back three of the six points they were recently deducted by the EFL. But, still searching for a permanent manager following Marti Cifuentes' departure and languishing perilously close to the relegation zone, the hosts are a very different beast to the one the visitors encountered here in April 2024."
"Nevertheless, having seen Cameron Archer inexplicably turn Leo Scienza's cross over the bar from six yards out, City initially found themselves dreaming of another landslide win after netting in the ninth and 13th minutes. Mukasa, making his only his second appearance for King's side and first inside this ground, punished Archer for what was a woeful miss by drilling Daka's lay-off past Daniel Peretz."
"Then, having created the chance his new teammate converted, the Zambian doubled City's advantage after pouncing on Tom Fellows' misplaced backpass. The former West Brom midfielder did not spot Daka before casually stroking the ball in the direction of Peretz. But, alert to his opponent's intentions, Daka seized possession and rounded the Israel international before finding the back of the net."
Leicester took a commanding 3-0 lead through Divine Mukasa, Patson Daka and Abdul Fatawu in the first half, with Mukasa and Daka capitalising on defensive errors. Southampton replied strongly in the last 30 minutes after substitute Ross Stewart reduced the deficit. Jack Stephens, Ryan Manning and Shea Charles completed the turnaround to secure a 4-3 victory. Leicester remain without a win in six matches, searching for a permanent manager after Marti Cifuentes' departure and sitting just above the relegation zone amid fan unrest and recent point deductions by the EFL.
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