English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 19, 2021
Leicester City WLWLD 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion WWWLW 2
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LEI011
BHA112
American Express Stadium · 31,078 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LEI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 24Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 14Adam LallanaCM-L
  7. 8Yves BissoumaCM-R
  8. 18Danny WelbeckLM
  9. 20Solly MarchRM
  10. 9Neal MaupayCF-L
  11. 11Leandro TrossardCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Aaron ConnollySUB
  2. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  3. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  4. 12Enock MwepuSUB
  5. 30Taylor RichardsSUB
  6. 2Tariq LampteySUB
  7. 17Steven AlzateSUB
  8. 33Dan BurnSUB
  9. 15Jakub ModerSUB

LEI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 23Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 4Çaglar SöyüncüCD-R
  4. 5Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 25Wilfred NdidiCM
  7. 42Boubakary SoumaréLM
  8. 8Youri TielemansRM
  9. 9Jamie VardyF
  10. 7Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 10James MaddisonRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Hamza ChoudhurySUB
  2. 37Ademola LookmanSUB
  3. 27Timothy CastagneSUB
  4. 11Marc AlbrightonSUB
  5. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  6. 14Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  7. 12Danny WardSUB
  8. 29Patson DakaSUB
  9. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 44' Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces James Maddison.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Solly March.
  8. 67' VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City.
  9. 68' Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Ryan Bertrand.
  10. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn replaces Danny Welbeck.
  11. 75' Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  12. 79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Yves Bissouma.
  13. 86' VAR Decision: No Goal Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City.
  14. 90'+4' Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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