Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers face off at the Amex Stadium with important Premier League points at stake
Bottom-of-the-table Leicester City failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion.
Leandro Trossard’s second-half finish and Alexis Mac Allister’s double – a penalty followed by a stunning late free-kick – condemned the struggling Foxes to a fifth-successive Premier League defeat.
The visitors were level at half-time at the Amex Stadium thanks to Patson Daka after a Luke Thomas own goal and a Moises Caicedo strike overturned Kelechi Iheanacho’s first-minute opener.
But they were outclassed for the duration of the second period and have now taken just one point from a possible 18, leading to a ‘Rodgers Out’ banner being unfurled in the disgruntled away end at full-time. City would also have lost by a bigger margin had Mac Allister not had a stunning long-range strike ruled out for offside against Enock Mwepu following a lengthy VAR check.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
Meanwhile Rodgers has made two changes to his Leicester starting line-up, with Dewsbury-Hall and Vardy the two who drop to the bench and they have been replaced by Daka and Iheanacho.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
Graham Potter makes just one change to his Brighton side, with Estupinan dropping to the bench and he has been replaced by Welbeck, who will play up front alongside Gross, with Trossard moved out to the left wing.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
LEICESTER SUBS: Daniel Iversen, Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton, Ayoze Perez, Dennis Praet, Timothy Castagne, Nampalys Mendy, Keirnan Dewsbury-Hall, Daniel Amartey.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
LEICESTER (4-1-4-1): Danny Ward; James Justin, Jonny Evans, Wilfred Ndidi, Luke Thomas; Boubakary Soumare; Youri Tielemans, James Maddison, Patson Daka, Harvey Barnes; Kelechi Iheanacho.
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