Brighton vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

35': Neal Maupay (P)
50': Danny Welbeck

FT
2 - 1

Leicester City

61': Jamie Vardy

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.

Match Commentary

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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,078

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+5	Tottenham Hotspur	2	6
+4	Chelsea	2	4
+3	Sunderland	1	3
+2	Liverpool	1	3

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		BHA
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

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
24	Shane Duffy
3	Marc Cucurella
34	Joël Veltman
14	Adam Lallana
8	Yves Bissouma
18	Danny Welbeck
20	Solly March
9	Neal Maupay
11	Leandro Trossard

Substitutes:

Aaron Connolly, Alexis Mac Allister, Jason Steele, Enock Mwepu, Taylor Richards, Tariq Lamptey, Steven Alzate, Dan Burn, Jakub Moder.

Leicester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
23	Jannik Vestergaard
4	Caglar Söyüncü
5	Ryan Bertrand
21	Ricardo Pereira
25	Wilfred Ndidi
42	Boubakary Soumaré
8	Youri Tielemans
9	Jamie Vardy
7	Harvey Barnes
10	James Maddison

Substitutes:

Hamza Choudhury, Ademola Lookman, Timothy Castagne, Marc Albrighton, Daniel Amartey, Kelechi Iheanacho, Danny Ward, Patson Daka, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.