English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 4, 2022
Leicester City LLWLL 2
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Brighton & Hove Albion DWWWL 5
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LEI202
BHA235
American Express Stadium · 31,185 att.

Match Report

Winless Leicester in turmoil after 5-2 loss at Brighton

— Leicester plunged into more turmoil in the Premier League by losing 5-2 at Brighton on Sunday to remain in last place and without a win after six matches.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
2
46.5
Possession
53.5
6
SHOTS
23
4
ON GOAL
11
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
360
Accurate Passes
421
436
Passes
493
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
66
17
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
13
27
Effective Clearances
5
27
Clearances
5

Highlights

01:36 What is going so wrong at Leicester? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  6. 13Pascal GrossCM-R
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  8. 11Leandro TrossardLM
  9. 7Solly MarchRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 8Enock MwepuCF-R

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Danny WardG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 25Wilfred NdidiCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 2James JustinRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  7. 42Boubakary SoumaréCM-R
  8. 7Harvey BarnesLM
  9. 10James MaddisonRM
  10. 20Patson DakaCF-L
  11. 14Kelechi IheanachoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Leicester City 1. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  2. 4' Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 10' Own Goal by Luke Thomas, Leicester City. Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 1.
  4. 12' Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 15' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 1. Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu following a fast break.
  6. 33' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Leicester City 2. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  7. 45' Substitution, Leicester City. Timothy Castagne replaces Harvey Barnes.
  8. 64' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Leicester City 2. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  9. 71' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Leicester City 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  10. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  11. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  12. 72' Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Youri Tielemans.
  13. 84' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Enock Mwepu.
  14. 89' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Leandro Trossard.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Solly March.
  17. 90'+7' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 5, Leicester City 2. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

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