Um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove (!).
Sim, leu bem. Nove foram os golos que o Leicester marcou esta noite em Southampton, no jogo de abertura da jornada 10 da Premier League, contra zero dos Saints.
Southampton-Leicester, 0-9: ficha de jogo
Uma noite histórica para os Foxes, que igualaram o recorde de maior goleada de sempre na história da Premier League, partilhada agora com o Manchester United, que em 1995 cilindrou o Ipswich por 9-0.
O Leicester alcançou também a maior goleada fora nos 131 anos do primeiro escalão do futebol inglês.
9 - Leicester have recorded the biggest-ever victory by an away side in an English top-flight league match in the 131-year history of the Football League. Supreme. pic.twitter.com/7VXJIYiGiW
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Os golos do Leicester, que contou com Ricardo Pereira a titular, foram apontados por Chilwell (10m), Tielemans (17m), Ayoze Pérez (19m, 39m e 57m), Vardy (45m, 58m e 90+4m) e Maddison (85m).
Do lado do Southampton, Cédric Soares não foi opção devido a lesão.
Premier League: resultados e classificações.
9 - Leicester have recorded the joint-biggest margin of victory in Premier League history, alongside Manchester United’s 9-0 win over Ipswich at Old Trafford in March 1995. Conquering. pic.twitter.com/jdkE6JIhju
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2 - Leicester have become only the second side in Premier League history to have two players score a hat-trick in the same game (Pérez and Vardy), after Arsenal in May 2003 - also against Southampton (Pennant and Pires). Double. pic.twitter.com/ddUo6dyMF2
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5 - Leicester are only the second team in Premier League history to establish a five-goal lead in the first half of an away game, after Manchester City against Burnley in April 2010 (5-0). Invaders. pic.twitter.com/U25V0XaoY7
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 25, 2019