Stern John volleyed Saints ahead acrobatically but Andy King unleashed a
35-yard rocket just before the break as Southampton got past Leicester 2-1
on the weekend in Championship League action
 Stephen
Clemence headed wide as City resumed well but Clemence was ruled to have
handled in the area after a melee.
John now
has six goals in ten matches and is pushing on to try and help the club
reach as high up the table and challenge for promotion
Surman netted after home protests were waved away and Bradley
Wright-Phillips nearly made it 3-1 before Patrick Kisnorbo headed wide for
the Foxes.
"I'm very pleased with the performance because with Leicester having a new
manager it was always going to be a difficult game," club manager George
Burley said.
"We were disappointed not to be in front at half-time but they scored a one
in a million wonder goal and you cannot legislate against that.
"I was pleased with the determination we showed because apart from their
goal Leicester didn't create any chances."
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Leicester: Fulop, Sheehan, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Stearman, Newton (Ashley
Chambers 60), Clemence, King, Hayes (N'Gotty 87), Hume, Cort (Sappleton 66).
Subs Not Used: Kenton, Maybury.
Goals: King 45.
Southampton: Davis, Wright-Phillips, Davies, Bennett, Ifil, Safri, Wright,
Surman, Dyer (Hammill 85), John, Euell.
Subs Not Used: Bialkowski, Saganowski, Rasiak, Mettomo.
Goals: John 32, Surman 56 pen.
Att: 20,070
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