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Saints hold stuttering Leicester
- Updated: October 2, 2016
Leicester’s stuttering defence of their Premier League title goes on after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton.
The visitors had the best chances at the King Power Stadium and dictated play at times, with Charlie Austin hitting the post in the first half.
Indeed, Claude Puel’s men will have been frustrated at not taking all three points from a lively affair in which they played the more purposeful football.
Southampton draw level on points with West Brom, while Leicester move up one place above Bournemouth to 12th but have now won only two of their opening seven league games.
The away side started with intent and applied good pressure from the off, with Austin, in particular, a commanding presence in attack.
With caretaker England manager Gareth Southgate in the stands ahead of his first squad announcement, Austin presented a good case for inclusion after five goals in four games.
A long ball over the top of defence released him and he shot from a wide angle on the right, seeing his attempt come back off the woodwork with Kasper Schmeichel beaten.
Along with Austin, Cedric Soares was an integral part of Southampton’s good forward play in the early stages but the Portugal defender had to go off with an ankle injury.
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