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Jannik Vestergaard was punished for handling Shane Duffy’s header under pressure by Neal Maupay
As a result of their excellent start to the Premier League season, Brighton held off a late Leicester rally and moved up to third in the table.
Although the Foxes thought they had saved a point twice in the final stages, Ademola Lookman (Wilfred Ndidi) both saw Harvey Barnes scoring offside goals.
Brighton dominated the first hour, but they needed a controversial penalty in the second. Neal Maupay scored his third goal of this season from the spot following Jannik Vestergaard’s handball.
Vestergaard claimed Maupay's foul caused him to handle Shane Duffy’s header. However, Stuart Attwell, the referee, awarded a spot-kick after long deliberations.
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Brighton's advantage was doubled by Danny Welbeck in the second period. He smashed home a near-post header with Leandro Trossard’s free-kick wide.
Leicester finally came to life. Jamie Vardy reduced the deficit by sidefooting Youri Tielemans’ first cross in from close range. It was a fine one touch move.
They were denied a point because Barnes was twice adjudged to be interfering with play after Lookman hit the ball from a corner, while Ndidi reacted from another.
The defeat was Leicester's third in five games, while Brighton recorded their first Premier League win over the Foxes in nine years since they were promoted to the top flight four year ago.
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Brighton won thanks to Attwell's decision not to penalise Vestergaard (handball) after the Denmark defender was beaten by Duffy to a header in a corner.
Although the referee initially did not award the penalty, he gestured for a corner instead. However, he changed his mind after a conference and a meeting with his assistant.
It was clear that Vestergaard was raising his right arm in an unnatural way when Duffy attempted to divert Vestergaard’s head off target.
Leicester claimed that his flailing arm was caused by Maupay's left arm holding down the defender, impeding him from jumping. The video assistant referee didn't intervene.
After Harvey Barnes (left, out of shot), was adjudged offside, Wilfred Ndidi had his header ruled out.
Again, the Foxes were aggrieved again by the officials for the two unsuccessful attempts that were ruled out. However, Barnes was within the line of Seagulls goalkeeper Robert Sanchez at both times.
There were other opportunities for them to win, but Caglar Anduncu failed to score with a header from a corner. Tielemans was unable to score in injury time and Brighton held on.
This late attack had seemed unlikely for most of the game, as Brighton fully deserved the two-goal lead Maupay & Welbeck gave them.
However, Vardy's 250th Premier League appearance was marked by his 150th Leicester goal. The visitors rallied but were ultimately left empty-handed.
Bissouma Yves Bissouma was the player of the match with an average 7.51 Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion
Leicester Leicester City Leicester City Brighton & Hove Albion Squad Number 8 Player Name Bissouma Average Rating 7.51 Squad Number 11 Player Name Trossard Average Rating 7.42 Squad Number 34 Player Name Lallana Average Rating 7.32 Squad No. 15 Player named Cucurella Average Rating 7.07 Squad No. 9 Player: Lallana Average ranking 7.02 Squad no. 21 Player number Ricardo Pereira Average ratings 5.36 Squad numbers 21 Player number Ndidi Average rating of 5.28 Squad #14 Player number 47 Squad name Castagne 4.95 Squad rating 5 Player number 10 Squad name Bertrand 4.84 Squad rating 10.83 Squad amount 10 Playername Maddison 4.70 rating.
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Match Stats
Live Text Line-ups Brighton Formation 3-4-2-1 1 Snchez 34 Veltman 24 Duffy 5 Dunk 20 March 14 Lallana 8 Bissouma 3 Cucurella 11 Trossard 18 Welbeck 9 Maupay 1 Snchez Booked at 90mins
34 Veltman Booked at 20mins
24 Duffy
5 Dunk
20 March Substituted at 62' for Mwepu
14 Lallana
8 Bissouma Substituted for Moder at 79' minutes
3 Cucurella
11 Trossard
18 Welbeck substituted for Burn at 70' Minutes
9 Maupay Substitutes for 2 Lamptey
7 Connolly
10 Mac Allister
12 Mwepu
15 Moder
17 Alzate
23 Steele
30 Richards
33 Burn Leicester Formation 4-3-3 1 Schmeichel 21 Ricardo Pereira 4 Sync 23 Vestergaard 5 Bertrand 8 Tielemans 25 Ndidi 42 Soumar 10 Maddison 9 Vardy 7 Barnes 1 Schmeichel
21 Ricardo Pereira
4 Sync
23 Vestergaard
Castagne Substituted by 5 Bertrand at 68' Minutes
8 Tielemans
25 Ndidi Booked in 44 Mins
42 Soumar substituted for Iheanacho in 75' minutes
At 45' minutes, 10 Maddison substituted for Lookman
9 Vardy
7 Barnes Substitutes 11 Albrighton
12 Ward
14 Iheanacho
18 Amartey
20 Choudhury
22 Dewsbury Hall
27 Castagne
29 Daka
37 Lookman Referee, Stuart Attwell. Attendance: 31,078. Match Stats Live text Post update. Match ends. Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City. Full-Time Second Half ends at Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City Harvey Barnes (Leicester City): Post-update Foul Post update Jol Veltman, Brighton and Hove Albion, wins a free kick during the defensive half. Robert Snchez (Brighton and Hove Albion), is booked and given the yellow card. Post update Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans, Leicester City, takes a right-footed shot from right side box. It is close but misses to right. Ricardo Pereira assisted. Update: Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City), right footed shot from centre of box blocked. Jamie Vardy assisted with a head pass. Post update Ademola Lookingman (Leicester City), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Dan Burn, Brighton and Hove Albion. Post update KelechiIheanacho (Leicester City), wins a free kick from the right wing Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) Post update Post update VAR decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2 - Leicester City Post update Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi attempts a through ball but Harvey Barnes is unable to catch him offside. Post update Corner, Leicester City. Conceded to Dan Burn Post-update: Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans' right footed shot, from outside the box, is blocked Kelechi Iheanacho assisted. Post update: Ademola Lookingman (Leicester City), wins a free kick during the attacking half. Post update Foul by Enock Mwepu, Brighton and Hove Albion. Post update Corner, Leicester City. Robert Snchez conceded. Post-update: Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), right footed shot from the outside of the box is saved in top centre. Ademola lookman assisted. Post update Offside Brighton and Hove Albion. Marc Cucurella attempts a through ball but Neal Maupay gets him offside. Page 1 of 5 Rewind Previous Navigate to Next Navigate To The Last Page Forward
