Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 13 December 2020

Score3-0 to Leicester City
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueKing Power Stadium

View Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 7.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Leicester City won: 5 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Leicester City scored: 12 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 2 Leicester City had kept a clean sheet in five of the seven meetings in the Premier League.

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

James Maddison 27 G
Jamie Vardy 41 G
James Maddison 44 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Jamie Vardy

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Midfielder
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Ayoze Pérez 62
Dennis Praet for James Maddison 74
Nampalys Mendy for Wilfred Ndidi 80

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 55
Aaron Connolly for Danny Welbeck 62
Alexis Mac Allister for Yves Bissouma 72

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 22 Y
Jonny Evans 78 Y

Cards:

Dan Burn 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had lost four of their preceding six home games in the Premier League. In his 78th appearance in the division, this was the first time that James Maddison had scored more than one goal in a game in the Premier League. Jamie Vardy had now equalled Muzzy Izzet’s club record for the most appearances in the Premier League (222).

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost six of their opening 12 games of this Premier League season (won two). Of the teams in the Premier League throughout 2020, Albion had now won the fewest games (five). The Seagulls had now failed to score in two of their last 13 games in the Premier League.

3 Leicester City

Manager: Brendan Rodgers

Goals:

James Maddison 27 G
Jamie Vardy 41 G
James Maddison 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Wesley Fofana
Defender Christian Fuchs
Defender/Midfielder Marc Albrighton
Defender/Midfielder James Justin
Defender/Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Jamie Vardy

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Ayoze Pérez 62
Dennis Praet for James Maddison 74
Nampalys Mendy for Wilfred Ndidi 80

Cards:

Christian Fuchs 22 Y
Jonny Evans 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Danny Ward
Defender Wes Morgan
Midfielder Cengiz Ünder
Midfielder Nampalys Mendy
Midfielder Dennis Praet
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Kelechi Iheanacho

Comments:

League position: 3rd Leicester City had lost four of their preceding six home games in the Premier League. In his 78th appearance in the division, this was the first time that James Maddison had scored more than one goal in a game in the Premier League. Jamie Vardy had now equalled Muzzy Izzet’s club record for the most appearances in the Premier League (222).

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ben White Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Midfielder
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Steven Alzate for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 55
Aaron Connolly for Danny Welbeck 62
Alexis Mac Allister for Yves Bissouma 72

Cards:

Dan Burn 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Adam Webster
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost six of their opening 12 games of this Premier League season (won two). Of the teams in the Premier League throughout 2020, Albion had now won the fewest games (five). The Seagulls had now failed to score in two of their last 13 games in the Premier League.