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
Both teams have had chances to score a few more, with Welbeck going closest for Brighton after an error at the back by Ward, before the home side then presented Leicester with an opportunity, but Barnes fired straight at Sanchez.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
The referee blows time on a thrilling first half, with Leicester taking the lead in the first minute through Iheanacho, but it took Brighton just nine minutes to equalise, with March forcing Thomas to turn the ball into the back of his own net. The home side then went ahead just five minutes later, after Maddison lost possession and Brighton broke forward, with Caicedo firing past Ward. However, just when it looked like Brighton would lead at the break, Daka popped up to make it 2-2 after a long ball over the top caught out the hosts' defence.
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