Nugent and Mills fire Foxes past Saints

SOUTHAMPTON missed the chance to move back to the top of the npower Championship after suffering a second successive home defeat last night.

The pressure was on Nigel Adkins’ side following West Ham’s 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at Upton Park on Saturday.

They made a nightmare start as they found themselves 2-0 down inside 26 minutes and never recovered as Nigel Pearson celebrated a winning return to Southampton — having been manager for three months in 2008 — with Leicester triumphant for only the second time in eight league games.