Jordan Ayew's ultra-late goal for Leicester caps impressive 3-2 comeback against Saints | first division

Jordan Ayew completed a sensational turnaround when his injury-time winner capped a 3-2 comeback for 10-man Leicester. Southampton.

Substitute Ayew crashed home a low corner from Harry Winks eight minutes into stoppage time, after Facundo Buonanotte and Jamie Vardy's penalty sparked an incredible second-half turnaround.

Goals from Cameron Archer and Joe Aribo encouraged the hosts and raised hopes of a first victory for the team. first division season.

However, the manner in which the result came about increases the pressure on manager Russell Martin as the club's unwanted run of games without a Saints top-flight win now stands at 21.

Their last Premier League victory was against Leicester, but the omens were not on their side (having succumbed to 4-1 and 5-0 defeats against the Foxes in the Championship last season) and visiting manager Steve Cooper with a 9-2 overall record against Martin from their previous two meetings.

However, the hosts belied the statistics by firing a shot against the crossbar, through Aribo, in the fifth minute before taking the lead three minutes later. Archer scored for the second game in a row, but the goal came from a quick free-kick from Flynn Downes, before Kyle Walker-Peters stepped forward and fed Ryan Manning to slide in on the former Sheffield United striker to finish.

James Justin and Wilfred Ndidi headed and cornered, but their path into the game became more difficult when Aribo doubled the lead, the first time Saints have scored twice in the league this season. Walker-Peters beat Justin down the left and crossed for the Nigerian to score his first goal of the campaign.

Midfielder Downes nearly slipped a volley between the legs of Mads Hermansen in the Leicester goal, both sides of captain Vardy headed for the roof of the net and Bilal El Khannouss fired against the inside of the post.

The Saints started the second half strongly, with Wout Faes forcing an acrobatic save from his own goalkeeper before Tyler Dibling stepped in and forced a low save from Hermansen.

However, after the hour the Foxes felt the nerves and began the comeback. The visitors scored a goal in the 64th minute when lively substitute Abdul Fatawu advanced down the right and cleverly lifted a cross over Aaron Ramsdale for Buonanotte to slot in.

Fatawu then brushed the underside of the crossbar, before racing into the box to force a stunning one-handed save from the Saints goalkeeper.

When Vardy tried to force the rebound, Fraser grabbed his shirt and after a VAR intervention, the home player was sent off and a penalty was awarded. Vardy converted powerfully for his third goal of the season, his 13th goal against the Saints and his seventh goal at St Mary's.

A minute into seven minutes of added time, the comeback was complete when Winks found Ayew unmarked on the edge of the area and the striker fired through a sea of ​​players into the bottom corner, with Ramsdale, possibly blind, lashing out. a hand but unable to get the ball to safety.

As the away team celebrated, Southampton players were left shocked in the middle of the pitch at the final whistle, as boos rang out.