Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 08 December 2024

Score2-2
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium
Attendance31,647

View Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Leicester City won: 6 Drawn: 5 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Leicester City scored: 22 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 15 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won on one on their last 14 visits to Leicester City in all competitions (lost seven).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 86 G
Bobby Decordova-Reid 90+1 G

Goals:

Tariq Lamptey 37 G
Yankuba Minteh 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Wilfred Ndidi 52
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Kasey McAteer 62
Stephy Mavididi for Jordan Ayew 62
Patson Daka for Bilal El Khannous 81
Wout Faes for Jannik Vestergaard 81

Substitutions:

Mats Wieffer for Carlos Baleba 46
Yankuba Minteh for João Pedro 70
Matt O'Riley for Yasin Ayari 71
Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson 71
Igor Julio for Kaoru Mitoma 89

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 87 Y

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 41 Y
Mats Wieffer 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Patson Daka

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2022. . The Foxes had now failed to score in one of their 15 games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now been behind at half time in nine of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division along with Southampton.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now dropped points in 12 of their last 16 games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (lost four). . Albion had now dropped 14 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; as many as in the entire 2023-24 season. . The Seagulls had now conceded 51 goals in their 34 games in the Premier League in 2024 (scored 42).

2 Leicester City

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Goals:

Jamie Vardy 86 G
Bobby Decordova-Reid 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen
Defender Victor Kristiansen
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Boubakary Soumaré
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Wilfred Ndidi 52
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Kasey McAteer 62
Stephy Mavididi for Jordan Ayew 62
Patson Daka for Bilal El Khannous 81
Wout Faes for Jannik Vestergaard 81

Cards:

Boubakary Soumaré 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wout Faes
Defender Caleb Okoli
Defender Luke Thomas
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Hamza Choudhury
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Stephy Mavididi
Forward Patson Daka

Comments:

League position: 16th . Leicester City failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2022. . The Foxes had now failed to score in one of their 15 games so far in this Premier League season. . They had now been behind at half time in nine of their games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division along with Southampton.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Tariq Lamptey 37 G
Yankuba Minteh 79 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Evan Ferguson Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Mats Wieffer for Carlos Baleba 46
Yankuba Minteh for João Pedro 70
Matt O'Riley for Yasin Ayari 71
Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson 71
Igor Julio for Kaoru Mitoma 89

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 41 Y
Mats Wieffer 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Igor Julio
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now dropped points in 12 of their last 16 games in the Premier League against newly-promoted teams (lost four). . Albion had now dropped 14 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; as many as in the entire 2023-24 season. . The Seagulls had now conceded 51 goals in their 34 games in the Premier League in 2024 (scored 42).