Leicester climbed up to second in the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Southampton at the King Power Stadium.

Brendan Rodgers’ side leapfrogged Liverpool before the champions take on leaders Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

James Maddison opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a strike from an acute angle, before Harvey Barnes killed off the Saints in added time.

Full report to follow…

What a finish from James Maddison 👏

He smashes it into the roof of the net to put Leicester in the lead and follows it up with some socially distant celebrations! pic.twitter.com/7QCQ42RvWB

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 16, 2021