Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Leicester strike late goals to rescue draw against Brighton
Leicester City came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
- 6': Hand ball by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
- 8': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew following a set piece situation.
- 10': Foul by Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester City).
- 10': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 15': Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 16': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 16': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
- 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Justin.
- 24': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 24': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jamie Vardy.
- 24': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Mads Hermansen (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 29': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 31': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 31': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
- 33': Attempt saved. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 35': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Evan Ferguson.
- 36': Offside, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
- 37': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 40': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 49': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Wilfred Ndidi because of an injury.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal El Khannouss.
- 54': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 56': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
- 56': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Kasey McAteer.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 63': Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
- 63': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
- 64': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
- 70': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Evan Ferguson.
- 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh replaces João Pedro.
- 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Matt O'Riley replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 74': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 74': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Goal! Leicester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer following a fast break.
- 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
- 81': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
- 84': Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
- 85': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
- 85': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
- 86': Goal! Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 87': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
- 87': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
- 90'+1': Goal! Leicester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
- 90'+4': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 90'+5': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
LEI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 45.1 | Possession | 54.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 429 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 21 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,647
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 31,647
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 17 | +18 | 35 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | +18 | 33 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | +4 | 31 |
Line-Ups
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 4 | Conor Coady |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 2 | James Justin |
| 11 | Bilal El Khannouss |
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré  |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 9 | Jamie Vardy |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
| 35 | Kasey McAteer |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 28 | Evan Ferguson |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 14 | Georginio Rutter |
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