Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez. (Photo : Getty Images)
League leaders Leicester City FC (19-3-9, 66 points) are set to host contending squad Southampton FC (13-10-8, 47 points) at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, April 3rd for a 2015-2016 Premier League season match.
The Foxes are looking to finish the season strongly as they target their first ever English top flight crown with only seven games remaining in their current campaign.
Claudio Ranieri's boys are on a three-game winning run after a temporary setback, a 2-2 draw with West Brom, a month ago. The team is five points ahead of second-running team Tottenham Hotspur and 11 points above third-placed squad Arsenal, but they still cannot afford to slack going into the home stretch of the season.
Leicester is coming off a tough 1-0 road win over Crystal Palace at the Selhurst Park on March 19th in their most recent domestic game, as reported by SkySports.
Algerian maestro Riyad Mahrez provided the winning goal for Ranieri's side in the match off a brilliant assist by the Premier League's second leading scorer, Jamie Vardy, at the 34th minute as both teams had difficulty breaking through each other's defenses in South Norwood.
While the Foxes' offense was shut down in the second half, their defense held on as Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made two amazing saves against shots by Bakary Sako and Damien Delaney during stoppage time.
Meanwhile, Southampton pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind win over tough team Liverpool, 3-2, at the St. Mary's Stadium also March 20th, as per BBC Sport.
After being down 2-0 at the half, courtesy of goals from the Reds' Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge at the 17th and 22nd minutes respectively, the Saints came roaring back in the second half.
Senegalese winger Sadio Mane broke the scoring slump for manager Ronald Koeman's side at the 64th, which was followed up by a goal from Italian striker Graziano Pellè at the 83rd. Mane scored his second goal of the match four minutes before the full time whistle to complete the stunning comeback win for the hosts.
The Saints forced the Foxes in a 2-2 draw during their first meeting of the season held at the St. Mary's Stadium.
The predicted result is a 2-1 decision for Leicester City.
Leicester City starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy
Southampton starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Forster; Martina, Fonte, van Dijk, Bertrand; Davis, Romeu, Mane, Tadic; Pellè, Long
