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FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion conquered Leicester City to win 2-1. It was Brighton & Hove Albion to strike first with a penalty of N. Maupay at the 35′. Then D. Welbeck scored again for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 50′ minute with a goal. Eventually, J. Vardy reduced the distance for Leicester City with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Daniel Cook and Simon Long. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1). On the other side, Leicester City adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
90'
62'
50'
The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Robert Sanchez , Joël Veltman , Shane Duffy , Lewis Dunk , Solly March , Adam Lallana , Yves Bissouma , Marc Cucurella , Leandro Trossard , Danny Welbeck and Neal Maupay .
The home team had on the bench: Dan Burn , Enock Mwepu , Jakub Moder , Tariq Lamptey, Taylor Richards, Steven Alzate, Alexis Mac Allister, Aaron Connolly and Jason Steele.
Best player: Leandro Trossard
The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Leandro Trossard even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
On the other side, Brendan Rodgers played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Ricardo Pereira , Çağlar Söyüncü , Jannik Vestergaard , Ryan Bertrand , Youri Tielemans , Wilfred Ndidi , Boubakary Soumaré , James Maddison , Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes .
They had on the bench: Hamza Choudhury, Ademola Lookman , Kelechi Iheanacho , Marc Albrighton, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Daniel Amartey, Danny Ward, Timothy Castagne and Patson Daka.
Best player: Youri Tielemans
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.
His rating is with 59 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 4 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 125
- 34 Dangerous attack 61
- 25 Ball safe 17
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 63% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Leicester City was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Brighton & Hove Albion was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (J. Veltman and R. Sanchez). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (W. Ndidi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 12 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Leicester City will stay with 6 points like Arsenal and Watford to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Crystal Palace on the 27th of September with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Leicester City will host Burnley on the 25th of September with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Leicester City – 2-1
- West Ham United – Manchester United – 1-2
- Tottenham Hotspur – Chelsea – 0-3
