Aribo Scores In Soton’s Home Loss To Leicester

Joe Aribo scored his first goal of the season but it was not enough as a late Jordan Ayew strike earned Leicester a dramatic 3-2 win at struggling Southampton in Saturday’s Premier League game.

Also in action were Paul Onuachu, who came on for Southampton in the 68th minute and Wilfred Ndidi, who played for 90 minutes in the Foxes colours.

Aribo, who made his eight league appearance of the season, scored on 28 minutes to put Southampton 2-0 ahead going into the break.

Facundo pulled a goal back for Leicester on 64 minutes before Jamie Vardy leveled the score from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.

Then in the 98th minute Ayew snatched the winner to help his side with the three points.

Following the defeat, Southampton are rooted bottom on just one point with no win after eight games.

For Leicester, they temporarily move up to 13th place on nine points.

By James Agberebi

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