Brighton vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
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
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,078
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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