Leicester, Southampton eye FA Cup final spot


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2020/21 FA Cup

Semi-Final

Leicester City v Southampton FC 

Wembley Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 18 April April 2020
Kick-Off is at 19h30 
 
Leicester City will face off with Southampton FC in a FA Cup semi-final match at the Wembley Stadium on April 18.
 
The Foxes progressed to the last four after thrashing their Premier League rivals Manchester United 3-1 in a quarter-final match on March 21.
 
Leicester also eliminated Championship clubs Stoke City and Brentford and Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion from the competition. 
 
Brendan Rodgers - Leicester manager
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The Foxes will be the hosts and they have won their last two matches as the hosts in the FA Cup. 
 
Brendan Rodgers, the Leicester manager, has confirmed that James Maddison, Hamza Choudhury and Ayoze Perez will be available for their clash with Southampton. 
 
"It was a decision I have made. We have had an internal situation last weekend. The consequence was that they all missed the game," Rodgers said to Sky Sports. 
 
"All those boys are good boys, good lads, but we have a standard on and off the pitch that we have to ensure we adhere to. 
 
"The boys will rejoin the group after this game, the consequence of their behaviour was that they missed this game, but they will join the group next week and we will get ready for the semi-final."
 
Danny Ings of Southampton
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Meanwhile, Southampton reached the semi-finals after thrashing Championship side Bournemouth 3-0 in a quarter-final game on March 20.
 
The Saints also eliminated League Two outfit Shrewsbury Town and Premier League sides Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal. 
 
Southampton will be the visitors and they have won their last two matches as the visitors in this competition. 
 
The last time Leicester and Southampton met in the FA Cup was on 05 January 2008. 
 
Southampton ran out 2-0 winners over Leicester in the third round match which was played at the St Mary's Stadium. 
 

Head-to-Head stats (Last five competitive matches)


Matches -  5
Leicester -3
Southampton -2
Draws - 0

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Published: 04/13/2021