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Southampton's 4-3 Leicester comeback tops EFL's greatest turnarounds

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Southampton's stunning 4-3 victory over Leicester City after trailing 3-0 has been hailed as one of the greatest comebacks in EFL history. The Championship match saw the Saints score three goals in the final 14 minutes, with Shea Charles netting the winner in the 96th minute at the King Power Stadium.

Saints head coach Tonda Eckert described the night as 'rare,' noting it was the first time in 16 years a team has come from three goals down to win in the Championship. The dramatic turnaround came four years after Leicester's 9-0 thrashing of Southampton in October 2019, with Foxes fans taunting the visitors about that defeat before watching their team capitulate.

This remarkable victory joins other legendary EFL comebacks, including Sheffield Wednesday's 'Miracle of Hillsborough' in 2023, when they overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit in play-off semi-finals. Charlton Athletic's 7-6 win over Huddersfield in 1957, featuring Johnny Summers' five goals, remains perhaps the most extraordinary comeback ever witnessed in English football.