Youri Tielemans 8, James Maddison 7; Theo Walcott 5: Leicester City v Southampton player ratings

A 2-0 win at the King Power moves Brendan Rodgers' side up to second in the Premier League table

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  LEICESTER CITY RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 8. Showed great awareness when needed to come off his line and made a brilliant save to deny Bertrand. Getty Images

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  Timothy Castagne – 6. The Belgian was quiet by his standards as he didn’t trouble Bertrand too much. AP

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  Wesley Fofana – 5. Occasionally caught out of position and got booked for a silly foul on Walcott. AP

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  Jonny Evans – 7. Looked composed in his play, whether he was on or off the ball. Reuters

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  James Justin – 8. Defended brilliantly throughout the game and looked comfortable on the ball. EPA

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  Wilfred Ndidi – 7. Looked dominant in his defensive play and didn’t give the ball away often. AP

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  Youri Tielemans – 8. Assisted both of Leicester’s goals with two great passes. Showed a lot of control in his play throughout. AFP

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  Marc Albrighton – 6. Played quite a few poor passes in the first half but was his usual self in the second. Booked for a foul on Bertrand. AP

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  James Maddison – 7. There were some incidents where he wanted too long on the ball, but the midfielder finished superbly for his goal. PA

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  Harvey Barnes – 8. Worked tirelessly throughout and took his goal well in the dying moments of the game. AP

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  Jamie Vardy – 6. Made some very good runs behind the Southampton defence but found himself feeding off scraps. Getty Images

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  SUBS: Caglar Soyuncu (Fofana 53’) - 7. Showed authority from the moment he came on the pitch and performed well to help maintain the clean sheet. EPA

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  Ayoze Perez (Maddison 76’) – N/R. Nutmegged Stephens to add to the Saints defender’s frustrations. AP

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  Kelechi Iheanacho (Vardy 91’) – N/R. Came on with Vardy looking injured, but hardly touched the ball. AFP

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  SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy – 6. Very decisive in his goalkeeping and couldn’t have done much to prevent either of Leicester’s goals. Getty Images

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  Kyle Walker-Peters – 6. Defended well for the majority of the game but was unable to stop Barnes near the end. Getty Images

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  Jan Bednarek – 7. Vardy struggled to get too many opportunities and Bednarek’s performance contributed to that. Made a clearance off the line. Getty Images

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  Jack Stephens – 6. May be asked questions about his involvement in Maddison’s goal but it wasn’t a massive mistake. AFP

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  Ryan Bertrand – 6. Showed a lot of solidity throughout the game. Booked for preventing Albrighton from taking a throw. EPA

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  Ibrahima Diallo – 5. Battled well and was pretty neat on the ball. Booked for a foul on Albrighton in the first half and perhaps lucky not to be sent off. Reuters

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  James Ward-Prowse – 6. It wasn’t Ward-Prowse’s best display, but he was still combatant and provided glimpses of quality. PA

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  Stuart Armstrong – 6. Had a quiet first half but immediately came out with more intent in the second and hit the crossbar. Getty Images

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  Will Smallbone – 7. Quiet at the start but grew into proceedings and displayed great intelligence, especially with his passing. Forced off with a knee injury. EPA

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  Theo Walcott – 5. Had some decent moments but seemed to fade into the background, especially in the second half. Getty Images

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  Che Adams – 6. Provided good running behind the Leicester defence but couldn’t make the most of it. AP

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  SUBS: Dan N’Lundulu (Smallbone 61’) – 6. Fought well and gave a good account of himself but didn’t get any real opportunities. AFP

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  Shane Long (Adams 72’) – N/R, Was bundled over in the box but had already been caught offside. Reuters

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  Yan Valery (Diallo 87’) – N/R. Didn’t get much time to make an impact but didn’t change the flow of the game at all. Getty Images

Leicester City moved up to second in the Premier League table on Saturday evening after claiming a 2-0 win over Southampton at the King Power Stadium.

A first half goal from James Maddison and one deep in added time from Harvey Barnes – both assisted by Youri Tielemans – proved the difference between the two sides.

The result sees Leicester close the gap on leaders Manchester United to two points and climb above champions Liverpool ahead of their blockbuster clash at Anfield on Sunday.

Southampton slip one place to eighth with the same points as seventh-placed Chelsea but with smaller goal difference.

Following the game at the King Power, Nick Judd has provided the player ratings in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.