Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Leicester City v Southampton, coming up from 3pm. With Sunderland currently winning at Everton the hosts currently stand in 17th, out of the bottom three only because of their superior goal difference to Hull. This is a must win clash for Nigel Pearson's side against a Southampton team who still harbour hopes of finishing in the top six this season.

Premier League / Matchday 36

King Power Stadium / 09.05.2015

Leicester City

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Southampton

R. Mahrez(7', 19')

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ByToby Keel

Updated 09/05/2015 at 16:57 GMT+1

GOAL! And that's a cracker from Riyad Mahrez! Brilliant play from the Frenchman, jinking through the middle of the pitch past Reed and Davis, before unleashing a wonderful left footed drive into the bottom left hand corner. That's a beauty of an individual goal that.

Yet to get a sense of what the rhythm is in this game. Both sides failing to settle so far.

Ellia's kick sails into the hands of Kasper Schmeichel.

A marauding run forward from Ryan Bertrand earns Southampton a corner. And they gain another one too.

Leicester earn themselves an early corner kick through Albrighton down the left hand side. Robert Huth heads it over.

And Leicester get us under way.

14:55

Kasabian have just been on the pitch at the King Power Stadium and kick-off is only five minutes away with the players waiting in the tunnel.

14:50

14:45

Sunderland have completed a vital 2-0 win at Goodison Park in the lunchtime kick-off, moving them two points ahead of Leicester. In a rich vein of form and playing a Saints side who have lost three of their last five and including their third choice goalkeeper, Pearson's players will surely fancy their chances this afternoon.

14:40

Ronald Koeman: "They have been on a good run in the last few weeks. I expect a good game.I think the pressure is on us too because we had a bad game and a poor result last week." On the inclusion of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga the Dutchman said, "It's about next season. I would like to see Paulo so gets his opportunity today."

14:35

Nigel Pearson: ''Every time we play we have to play with the same energy and tempo, regardless of other results. We know what's required. We play a very good Southampton side today. They've made changes so interested to see how they react to last week."

14:30

14:25

Chasing a sixth win in seven games Nigel Pearson has kept faith with the same eleven that thrashed Newcastle last weekend. For the Saints Paulo Gazzaniga makes his first Premier League appearance of the season, coming in for Kelvin Davis, one of four changes that also sees Harrison Reed come in.

14:20

LEICESTER CITY: Schmeichel, Morgan, James, Vardy, Albrighton, Huth, Schlupp, Cambiasso, Ulloa, Mahrez, Wasilewski... SUBS: Schwarzer, De Laet, Konchesky, Drinkwater, Hammond, Nugent, Kramaric /// SOUTHAMPTON: Gazzaniga, Clyne, Fonte, Alderweireld, Bertrand, Wanyama, Reed, S. Davis, Elia, Mane, Pelle... SUBS: K. Davis, Yoshida, Gardos, Long, Djuricic, Targett, Gallagher

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