Leicester City Ceded A Lead At Home For The Second Time In A Week

The last whistle was met with groans and boos from home fans concerned that their team was coasting a little

After a scramble in the Brighton penalty area, Leicester took the lead. Both Ademola Lookman and James Maddison had shots blocked, with the ball eventually bouncing to Harvey Barnes, whose shot was saved by Robert Sanchez with ease. Sanchez’s parry, though, fell to Patson Daka, who swept into an almost unguarded net.

After both manager Graham Potter and his assistant Billy Reid tested positive for Covid-19, Brighton were hot for extended stretches of the game before falling behind. Their plan to counter quickly or send the ball across defense and midfield in search of a space when their opponents are set was foiled time and time again by sloppy passing and Leicester midfielders stripping them of control.

If Brighton couldn’t string together any passing moves before the break, Leicester’s final ball was woeful. They elicited moans by selecting the incorrect pass, misplacing the correct one, or overplaying on the edge of the field. Their goal came thanks to Maddison’s hustle in intercepting an Adam Webster pass, as well as Leicester’s players taking shots with their first touch.

Following Leicester’s goal, Brighton made substitutions to try to influence the game, and both substitutes combined to generate their best chance. Danny Welbeck’s head met Tariq Lamptey’s cross, but Kasper Schmeichel lunged to his left to claw the ball away.

When Neal Maupay’s cross beckoned Welbeck to head the ball down beyond Schmeichel via the left-hand post, Brighton took advantage with Leicester moving deeper into their own goal and their supporters apprehensive given the outcome of their previous home encounter.