Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City: Seagulls hold off late pressure to go third
Brighton’s superb start to the Premier League season continued as they held off a late Leicester rally to move up to third place in the table.
The Foxes twice thought they had rescued a point in the closing stages but Ademola Lookman and Wilfred Ndidi both saw goals chalked off for Harvey Barnes straying offside.
Brighton bossed the opening hour but needed a controversial penalty to set them on their way, Neal Maupay scoring his third goal of the season from the spot after Jannik Vestergaard’s handball.
Vestergaard argued a foul by Maupay led him to handle Shane Duffy’s header but, after lengthy deliberations, referee Stuart Attwell awarded a spot-kick.
Danny Welbeck doubled Brighton’s advantage early in the second period, glancing home a near-post header from Leandro Trossard’s free-kick out wide.
Leicester finally sprang into life, Jamie Vardy halving the deficit by side-footing Youri Tielemans’ first-time cross in from close range after a fine one-touch move.
But they were denied a point as Barnes was twice adjudged to have interfered with play when Lookman scuffed home from a corner and Ndidi headed in from another.
Defeat marked a third loss in five games for Leicester while Brighton registered their first Premier League victory over the Foxes in nine attempts since their promotion into the top flight four years ago.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number1Player nameSánchez
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
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Squad number24Player nameDuffy
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number20Player nameMarch
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Squad number14Player nameLallana
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Squad number8Player nameBissouma
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Squad number3Player nameCucurella
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Squad number11Player nameTrossard
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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Squad number9Player nameMaupay
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Squad number12Player nameMwepu
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Squad number15Player nameModer
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
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Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
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Squad number23Player nameVestergaard
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Squad number5Player nameBertrand
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number37Player nameLookman
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1SánchezBooked at 90mins
- 34VeltmanBooked at 20mins
- 24Duffy
- 5Dunk
- 20MarchSubstituted forMwepuat 62′minutes
- 14Lallana
- 8BissoumaSubstituted forModerat 79′minutes
- 3Cucurella
- 11Trossard
- 18WelbeckSubstituted forBurnat 70′minutes
- 9Maupay
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 7Connolly
- 10Mac Allister
- 12Mwepu
- 15Moder
- 17Alzate
- 23Steele
- 30Richards
- 33Burn
Leicester
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Schmeichel
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 4Söyüncü
- 23Vestergaard
- 5BertrandSubstituted forCastagneat 68′minutes
- 8Tielemans
- 25NdidiBooked at 44mins
- 42SoumaréSubstituted forIheanachoat 75′minutes
- 10MaddisonSubstituted forLookmanat 45′minutes
- 9Vardy
- 7Barnes
Substitutes
- 11Albrighton
- 12Ward
- 14Iheanacho
- 18Amartey
- 20Choudhury
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 27Castagne
- 29Daka
- 37Lookman
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 31,078
Live Text
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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1.
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Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1.
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Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
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Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
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Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.
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Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City.
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Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
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Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
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Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Marc Cucurella tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
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