Southampton v Leicester City: match preview

Mark Hughes has urged his side to start strongly against Leicester after first-half struggles against Burnley and Everton. Winger Mohamed Elyounoussi is battling to overcome a hamstring problem, while fellow new arrivals Stuart Armstrong and Jannik Vestergaard are fit again. Jamie Vardy is suspended after his red card against Wolves, with Claude Puel hinting that winger Demarai Gray could challenge Kelechi Iheanacho and Shinji Ozakazi for a place up front. Puel has prevailed in the last two meetings between these sides at St Mary’s, winning 4-1 with Leicester last December and 3-0 as the home manager in January 2017. Southampton have won just five home league games since then, a statistic Hughes must urgently improve. Niall McVeigh

Saturday 3pm

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