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Leicester City vs Southampton: Premier League – Opposition Threats

By Marc Walker

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: James Maddison of Leicester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Leicester City at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: James Maddison of Leicester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Leicester City at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 05: Ben Chilwell of Leicester City crosses the ball under pressure from Aboubakar Kamara of Fulham during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Leicester City at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 05: Ben Chilwell of Leicester City crosses the ball under pressure from Aboubakar Kamara of Fulham during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Leicester City at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /

Ben Chilwell

The 22-year-old progressed to the Foxes’ first-team from the club’s academy and has made the left-back role his own.

His modern style of attacking and providing the forwards with support from wide has seen him included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad and gain five caps since September.

He only has two assists this season but can clearly be a a threat when bombing forward from defence.

With narrow wingers cutting inside the join Vardy in attack, Saints will have to be wary of overlapping runs from full-backs on both sides of the pitch.

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