English Premier League

Brighton vs Leicester 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 35': Neal Maupay (P)
  • 50': Danny Welbeck
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2 - 1
  • 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 PTS
+15 Arsenal 11 26 1
+15 Manchester City 11 22 3
+10 Chelsea 11 20 3
+4 Sunderland 11 19 2
Full Table

Statistics

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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

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

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

LEI 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 Yellow Card
42 Boubakary Soumaré
8 Youri Tielemans
9 Jamie Vardy
7 Harvey Barnes
10 James Maddison

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