Soccer-Southampton edge out Leicester to move off the bottom

Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Leicester City - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - March 4, 2023 Southampton's Gavin Bazunu in action with Leicester City's Harry Souttar REUTERS/Ian Walton

SOUTHAMPTON (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz grabbed the only goal as Southampton beat Leicester City 1-0 at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday to move off the bottom of the table with their second Premier League win in three matches under new manager Ruben Selles.

The win moves Southampton up to 19th on 21 points from 25 games, ahead of Bournemouth, who were beaten by Arsenal earlier on Saturday. Leicester remain in 15th.