Leicester City secured a vital comeback win against Southampton last weekend.
Steve Cooper’s side were 2-0 down at the hour mark, but goals from Facundo Buonanotte, Jamie Vardy, and a 98th-minute winner from Jordan Ayew completed a famous comeback to make it back-to-back victories for the Foxes.
Ayew’s strike was the latest goal ever scored by Leicester in the Premier League and also played a part in another stat, which may be vital in their hopes of survival.
Leicester City make teams pay in the second half of games
Cooper has come in for criticism this season, but nobody can deny that his side fights until the end.
Similar to their games against Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, the Foxes recovered to earn themselves, and this time, they took home all three points.
It’s a formula that has proved successful for Leicester, who are the best team in the top flight between the 46th and 75th minutes, scoring eight and conceding three.
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Two of Leicester’s three goals came during that period, with Buonanotte halving the deficit in the 64th minute before Vardy’s record-breaking penalty in the 74th minute leveled the tie.
While no side ever likes to be trailing, Cooper’s tactical tweaks and the resilience of the playing squad played a huge role in the success of Leicester during the first 20 minutes of the second half and as proved on Saturday, they are capable of that lasting the entire half.
Jordan Ayew’s late winner breaks two Leicester City records
Leicester fans up and down the country won’t forget that last-minute winner feeling from Ayew for a while.
The Ghana international’s strike was Leicester’s latest-ever goal in the Premier League (since the 2006/07 season), finding the back of the net in the 98th minute.
His effort was also the first time the Foxes had won an away game when they had been trailing by two or more goals.
After the disastrous first-half performance from the East Midlanders, there was no better time to break one, let alone two, records in a win that may be the difference between survival and relegation.