English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 35': Neal Maupay (P)
  • 50': Danny Welbeck
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2 - 1
  • 61': Jamie Vardy

Brighton extends strong start with 2-1 win over Leicester

— Brighton maintained its impressive start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over Leicester on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 6': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 13': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a through ball.
  • 14': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 17': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Leandro Trossard.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
  • 20': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 20': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 21': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 27': Hand ball by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Duffy with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion.
  • 35': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 0. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 44': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 44': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 45'+1': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces James Maddison.
  • 47': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 49': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 49': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 52': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 52': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 54': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
  • 54': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 59': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 61': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 62': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Solly March.
  • 63': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
  • 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Adam Lallana.
  • 66': Offside, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 67': VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City.
  • 68': Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ryan Bertrand.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 72': Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 72': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
  • 78': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Enock Mwepu.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Yves Bissouma.
  • 80': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Marc Cucurella tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
  • 82': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 85': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 85': Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
  • 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City.
  • 87': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 87': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 90'+4': Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
62.9 Possession 37.1
14 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
471 Accurate Passes 245
549 Passes 322
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
25 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.4
35 Long Balls 57
18 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 16
11 Effective Clearances 29
11 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,078

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK) Yellow Card
5 Lewis Dunk
24 Shane Duffy
3 Marc Cucurella
34 Joël Veltman Yellow Card
14 Adam Lallana
8 Yves Bissouma
18 Danny Welbeck
20 Solly March
9 Neal Maupay
11 Leandro Trossard

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Caglar Söyüncü
5 Ryan Bertrand
21 Ricardo Pereira
25 Wilfred Ndidi Yellow Card
42 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Youri Tielemans
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison

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