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LEICESTER. Leicester City recovers against Brighton & Hove Albion with a goal on the K. Mitoma 27′ and a goal on the E. Ferguson 88′. Brighton & Hove Albion was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 32,056 spectators. The referee was Thomas Bramall who had the assistance of Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 69 Attack 111
- 29 Dangerous attack 60
- 69 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 63% while Leicester City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the match.
Leicester City shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Roberto De Zerbi and A. Mac Allister).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leicester City will have 18 points like Leeds United and West Ham United to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 31 points like Fulham to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will host Liverpool on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Arsenal on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
35'
63'
Leicester City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Danny Ward , Timothy Castagne , Daniel Amartey , Wout Faes , Luke Thomas , Dennis Praet , Youri Tielemans , Nampalys Mendy , Harvey Barnes , Jamie Vardy and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall .
The home team had on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho, Lewis Brunt, Patson Daka, Kasey McAteer, Marc Albrighton , Daniel Iversen, Jannik Vestergaard, Çağlar Söyüncü and James Maddison .
Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Marc Albrighton (injured).
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Dennis Praet for Marc Albrighton (35′), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for James Maddison (69′) and Jamie Vardy for P. Daka (86′).
Best player: Marc Albrighton
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Marc Albrighton.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 35′.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
93'
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roberto De Zerbi played with: Robert Sánchez , Pascal Groß , Jan Paul van Hecke , Lewis Dunk , Pervis Estupiñán , Moisés Caicedo , Alexis Mac Allister , Solly March , Adam Lallana , Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck .
They had on the bench: Deniz Undav, Adam Webster, Jeremy Sarmiento, Billy Gilmour, Evan Ferguson , Julio Enciso, Tariq Lamptey , Joël Veltman and Jason Steele.
Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Joël Veltman (injured).
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: Adam Lallana for Joël Veltman (30′), Danny Welbeck for E. Ferguson (66′) and J. van Hecke for Tariq Lamptey (78′).
Best player: Evan Ferguson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Evan Ferguson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Everton – 2-0
- Southampton – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Liverpool – Chelsea – 0-0
- Leicester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
- Crystal Palace – Newcastle United – 0-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
