Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from King Power Stadium
Follow live coverage as Leicester City face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton keep pushing at Leicester's back line. For a spell, even when it seems like the Foxes can clear, the yellow shirts just keep at it. The play ends with Estupinan's sweeping ball from deep on the left. It's over everyone, and the right byline for that matter.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Pedro darts away from El Khannouss up the other end, and now the men in yellow have a deep-set free-kick from the right. They've sent the big boys forward. Great crossing position. Dunk is the target, yet he can't get his header firmly on goal.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Vardy dummies a shot from the set-piece and Ayew floats the ball in instead. Justin is lurking, tries a header, yet can't generate the power and gets under it. It floats wide aimlessly.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
McAteer runs at Estupinan before cutting back in for Soumare to have a blocked strike. It still stays in Leicester's grasp, yet Ayari chops at McAteer and it's a free-kick just outside the box on the right-centre. It is in shooting range...
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Vestergaard finds Vardy and the veteran hooks a ball through to Kristensen for a counter. However, Brighton adapt well and just about deal with the danger. That was a liquid move.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lamptey is high as Brighton look to respond to the early pressure well. He drives to the right byline and looks to cross, yet he loses traction with his standing left leg. He tumbles to the ground as the ball rolls behind. In the next phase, Estupinan fires a speculative effort from range. It's comfortably wide of the right post.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
It's been a competitive push from the very start here, with a great pace promising to settle. McAteer looks to make progress down the right, before El Khannouss crosses and it hits the hand of Estupinan in the box! It's checked, but not deemed penalty worthy.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
And we're off at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Ruud van Nistelrooy is aiming to become just the third person to win his first two Premier League games as Leicester manager with a win today. The excitement is palpable in the East Midlands.
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