Brighton and Hove Albion v Leicester City, 06 March 2021

Score2-1 to Leicester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Drawn: 2 Leicester City won: 6 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 3 Leicester City scored: 14 Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win against Leicester City since their visit to the King Power Stadium in the League Championship on 8 April 2014.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Adam Lallana 10 G

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 62 G
Daniel Amartey 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Alexis Mac Allister 68
Danny Welbeck for Neal Maupay 79
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Yves Bissouma 90

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Sidnei Tavares 72
Hamza Choudhury for Kelechi Iheanacho 90

Cards:

Cards:

Youri Tielemans 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Percy Tau
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Shane Flynn
Midfielder Khanya Leshabela
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now dropped 17 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; only Southampton had dropped more points so far in 2020-21 (18). Albion had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019. Adam Lallana scored his first goal since netting for Liverpool in the Premier League against Manchester United on 20 October 2019.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City had now recovered 16 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United had recovered more points so far in 2020-21 (22). The Foxes remained unbeaten in their last 13 away games in all competitions (won eight). Daniel Amartey scored his first goal since City's visit to Stoke City in the Premier League on 17 December 2016 (an 88th minute equaliser).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Adam Lallana 10 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Alexis Mac Allister 68
Danny Welbeck for Neal Maupay 79
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Yves Bissouma 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Midfielder/Forward Percy Tau
Forward Danny Welbeck
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now dropped 17 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; only Southampton had dropped more points so far in 2020-21 (18). Albion had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2019. Adam Lallana scored his first goal since netting for Liverpool in the Premier League against Manchester United on 20 October 2019.

2 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

Kelechi Iheanacho 62 G
Daniel Amartey 87 G

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Timothy Castagne Defender
Wesley Fofana Defender
Daniel Amartey Defender/Midfielder
Wilfred Ndidi Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Pereira Defender/Midfielder
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Jamie Vardy Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Albrighton for Sidnei Tavares 72
Hamza Choudhury for Kelechi Iheanacho 90

Cards:

Youri Tielemans 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Shane Flynn
Midfielder Khanya Leshabela
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy

Comments:

League position: 2nd Leicester City had now recovered 16 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; only Manchester United had recovered more points so far in 2020-21 (22). The Foxes remained unbeaten in their last 13 away games in all competitions (won eight). Daniel Amartey scored his first goal since City's visit to Stoke City in the Premier League on 17 December 2016 (an 88th minute equaliser).