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FULL-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 2-2 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
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Spurning the last chance to find a winner, second-half substitute Maddison fires a 25-yard free-kick straight into Brighton's defensive wall.
90' +3
A. Mac Allister gets yellow.
Booked for a clear foul on Maddison inside his own half, Mac Allister will now be suspended for Brighton's next league match.
88'
E. Ferguson has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by P. Estupiñán.
A perfectly weighted cross from the left flank by Estupinan, setting up Ferguson's deft header, surely helps rescue a point for his team.
BRIGHTON DRAW LEVEL AGAIN! Ferguson hauls his side back into the game: it's 2-2 at the King Power, and the Irish teenager has done it again! He connects with a pinpoint Estupinan cross from the left with a glancing header, which finds the bottom-right corner via the post!
86'
P. Daka enters the game and replaces J. Vardy.
Vardy receives a rousing reception from the Leicester fans, as he makes way for the fresh legs of Daka up front.
83'
A relieved Amartey looks on as his error inside the Leicester box is covered for by Ward, who slides out to recover the loose ball ahead of Mitoma.
81'
Played in by the increasingly influential Gross, who has thrived since being switched from right-back to his more accustomed midfield position, Lamptey shoots high over the crossbar from 10 yards.
80'
Leicester waste a set-piece opportunity with nearly their whole team forward in the Brighton area, as Tielemans and his colleagues are a little too elaborate in executing their free-kick routine.
78'
T. Lamptey enters the game and replaces J. van Hecke.
Van Hecke's first Premier League start ends with the Dutchman making way for the more attacking option of Lamptey, as Brighton chase an equaliser.
75'
Faes beats Gross to the ball in an aerial contest inside Leicester's box, after Dunk flips over a deft pass from the left side of the area.
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73'
From almost 25 yards out, Van Hecke skews a hurried effort well over the crossbar when left unmarked. That was perhaps not the best use of the ball in such a situation.
71'
Leicester are now within touching distance of a first Premier League win for over two months, but have retreated into their defensive third since scoring their second goal.
69'
J. Maddison enters the game and replaces K. Dewsbury-Hall.
Dewsbury-Hall is the player to make way for Maddison, whose return from a knee injury is greeted with a huge roar by the home fans.
68'
Warming up on the touchline is Leicester's returning hero Maddison, and it appears the playmaker is going to make a cameo for the final 20 minutes or so.
66'
E. Ferguson enters the game and replaces D. Welbeck.
De Zerbi decides to make a change up front in response to going behind, as Welbeck's quiet shift comes to an early close; in-form Ferguson is thrown on.
65'
Barnes' seventh goal of the season makes him Leicester City's top scorer in the Premier League this term.
63'
H. Barnes has scored a goal for Leicester City!
LEICESTER GO AHEAD! Against the run of play, the Foxes snap back! Following a corner from the right, Thomas wins a header at the near post to flick the ball on for his team-mate, and Barnes reacts sharply to steer the ball past Sanchez from just a few yards out!
62'
After an excellent pass through Brighton's back line by Tielemans, Vardy reaches the right byline and cuts the ball back for Barnes. The latter then sees his shot blocked behind for a corner.
61'
Again making progress down the left flank, Mitoma is unfortunate not to win a corner for his team near the byline and Leicester have a goal-kick.
59'
Albrighton slings over a flat corner from the right, but Faes is unable to get his head to the ball unimpeded and Brighton immediately clear the danger.
55'
Still, the hosts sit deep inside their own half and will rely entirely on the counter-attacking prowess of Vardy and Barnes, it seems. That's inviting more Brighton pressure, though.
52'
A clever flicked pass from Gross frees Welbeck just inside the box, but the striker goes down after a brush of boots with Thomas. March then crashes a follow-up shot into a Leicester defender.
50'
A loose touch by Welbeck on the edge of the box just allows Amartey to step in and clear the immediate danger, with all the action taking place in Leicester's half.
48'
Brighton are already on the front foot in the early throes of the second half, as they zip the ball around with purpose outside Leicester's area.
46'
Leicester kick off, and we are back under way at the King Power Stadium!
45' +5
HALF-TIME: LEICESTER CITY 1-1 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
45' +2
In the second of four added minutes at the end of the first half, Mac Allister is felled again - this time by Amartey. He wins a canny free-kick for his team in midfield.
42'
Brighton seek an immediate response to being hauled back to all-square, and Veltman smashes a shot from outside the box well over the crossbar.
38'
M. Albrighton has scored a goal for Leicester City!
LEICESTER LEVEL! After Dewsbury-Hall slips through a delightful ball for Barnes down the left, a couple of deflections bring the ball to Tielemans near the penalty spot. His shot is blocked at close range, but Albrighton reacts first to drive the ball into an empty net at the back post! It's 1-1, and the first-half substitute has scored!
37'
An ill-timed tackle from behind on Welbeck sees Faes fortunate to evade a booking, and Brighton have a free-kick near the centre-circle.
35'
M. Albrighton enters the game and replaces D. Praet.
Praet falls victim to another injury and limps off disconsolately; Albrighton replaces him on Leicester's right flank.
32'
It seems that Mac Allister will occupy a more offensive position since Lallana's departure, as De Zerbi adjusts his midfield in response.
30'
Following the celebrations for their opening goal, Brighton suffer a blow, as Lallana cannot continue. Veltman will be his replacement.
29'
J. Veltman enters the game and replaces A. Lallana.
27'
K. Mitoma has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by P. Estupiñán.
BRIGHTON LEAD! The Seagulls soar in front at the King Power! Picking up a pass from Estupinan on the left, Mitoma drops his shoulder and shrugs off Castagne's challenge, before unleashing a beautiful curling shot into the top-right corner! It's 1-0 to the visitors!
From a central position, Estupinan lays off a pass to Mitoma outside the Leicester box, and the Japan international then does the rest to open the scoring.
26'
Unable to steer his header on target from distance, following a corner, Thomas sends an effort at goal wide of the right-hand post.
22'
Tielemans curls over an inviting cross from the inside-right position towards the back post, but no Leicester forwards have gambled sufficiently to take advantage and the ball is cleared by Brighton.
20'
From the second corner in quick succession, taken by Gross, the ball breaks to Estupinan outside the box, and the full-back's powerful volley crashes into a sea of blue-shirted bodies.
19'
From an inswinging corner, debutant Van Hecke can't quite get a clean header at goal, and Leicester's under-pressure defence ultimately get the ball behind for another corner-kick.
17'
Racing on to a ball up from the back, Barnes takes a heavy touch near the left byline and Sanchez is able to watch the ball trundle out of play from his near-post station.
14'
On the break, Barnes picks the wrong pass in to Vardy around 40 yards from goal, and Leicester's momentum is lost; Dunk intervenes to snuff out the danger.
12'
A light push from behind by Caicedo brings Vardy down to the turf just inside Brighton's half, but the referee allows play to go on. The veteran striker is soon back on his feet.
10'
Dropping deep to help his defenders, Tielemans diverts a low inswinger from March away from the Leicester box, as Brighton resume control of proceedings.
8'
Following Leicester's second successive corner, a clash of boots between Caicedo and Praet - both travelling at top speed - sees both players go down, and the action is paused. Soon enough, they're back to their feet and the game resumes.
7'
A dangerous ball played across from the right by Praet almost finds Vardy in the six-yard box, but Sanchez reacts quickly and turns it behind for a corner.
5'
Though Vardy receives the ball near the halfway line, seizing the opportunity to break, his untimely stumble then loses the ball and Leicester are on the back foot again.
3'
Brighton are enjoying a lot of the early possession, and Leicester have already settled back into a deep defensive shape, despite being the home side.
1'
Clad in bright orange kits, Brighton kick off, and we are under way at the King Power Stadium!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League fixture between Leicester City and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the King Power Stadium!
On a run of four successive Premier League defeats, Leicester City were beaten 2-0 by regional rivals Nottingham Forest last weekend and are still searching for their first point since the World Cup break. The Foxes had lost just one of their final six matches before the mid-season interval, but their only win of 2023 so far was a 1-0 FA Cup victory at Gillingham. All three of Leicester's most recent top-flight games at the King Power have ended in defeat - and without a single goal to show for their efforts.
Aiming to continue their ascent of the table today, Brighton beat Liverpool 3-0 on the South Coast last time out. Now on a three-game winning run, while scoring 12 times in the process, the Seagulls occupy seventh spot in the standings and are contenders for a place in Europe next season. At the Amex earlier this term, an Albion side overseen by former boss Graham Potter crushed Leicester 5-2; Roberto De Zerbi now seeks to replicate that result and lead Brighton to three straight Premier League wins for only the second time.
LEICESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Danny Ward; Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Daniel Amartey, Luke Thomas; Nampalys Mendy, Youri Tielemans; Dennis Praet, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy.
SUBS: Daniel Iversen, Patson Daka, Jannik Vestergaard, Kasey McAteer, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho, Caglar Soyuncu, Lewis Brunt, Marc Albrighton.
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez; Pascal Gross, Jan-Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister; Solly March, Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma; Danny Welbeck.
SUBS: Jason Steele, Billy Gilmour, Evan Ferguson, Julio Enciso, Joel Veltman, Tariq Lamptey, Jeremy Sarmiento, Deniz Undav, Adam Webster.
The players are out on the pitch in Leicester, and kick-off is now just moments away!
After Leicester lost their last three Premier League home games by an aggregate score of 5-0, they have at least avoided losing four in a row without scoring for the first time in their league history, thanks to Albrighton's leveller. Can the Foxes now build on that goal following the interval?
That's all from Leicester today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Though Brighton may have failed to win their fourth consecutive away game in the Premier League, they pick up a point and will return home to face Liverpool in the FA Cup next weekend. Leicester, meanwhile, are bound for Bescot Stadium, where lowly cup opponents Walsall live in hope of an upset.
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