Overview:
Mukasa, a UK born player with a Ugandan father and Lithuanian mother opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Zambian international Patson Daka added the second four minutes later and Ghanaian Abdul Fatawu made it 3-0 by the half hour mark.
English Championship 2025/26:
- Leicester City 3-4 Southampton
Leicester City continued with their struggles in the 2025/26 English Championship League, falling to Southampton 3-4 at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
Despite the slip, Divine Mukasa scored his first goal at the club since the loan move from Manchester City.
Mukasa, a UK born player with a Ugandan father and Lithuanian mother opened the scoring in the 9th minute.
Zambian international Patson Daka added the second four minutes later and Ghanaian Abdul Fatawu made it 3-0 by the half hour mark.
Leicester City carried a juicy 3-0 lead into the second half where the visitors staged a gallant comeback.
Ross Stewart scored in the 61st minute, Jack Stephens got the second with 8 minutes to play and Ryan Manning equalized in the 87th minute.
Shea Charles scored the game winner in the 6th minute of added time to claim maximum points away from home.
Southampton is now 9th on the 24-team log with 46 points, having attained their 12th victory of the season in 32 outings.
Leicester City is now 21st on the table standing with 32 points, having won 10 matches, drawn 10 and lost 8.
These two clubs will once again face off in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, 14th February 2026 at the St Mary’s Stadium.