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LEICESTER. Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion draw 1-1. P. Daka scored the first goal (46′) for Leicester City. D. Welbeck settled the score (82′). Brighton & Hove Albion was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson who was helped by Edward Smart and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 57% while Leicester City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the contest​.

Leicester City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Leicester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (D. Burn).

Standings

After playing this match, Leicester City will have 26 points like Aston Villa to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 30 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away against Liverpool on the 10th of February with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Liverpool on the 12th of March with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Kasper Schmeichel (6.9), James Justin (6.2), Daniel Amartey (7.0), Çağlar Söyüncü (7.1), Luke Thomas (6.6), Youri Tielemans (7.8), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (6.8), Ademola Lookman (6.4), James Maddison (6.7), Harvey Barnes (7.0) and Patson Daka (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Boubakary Soumaré (6.2), Kasey McAteer, Jannik Vestergaard, Lewis Brunt, Hamza Choudhury, Marc Albrighton (6.8), Vontae Daley-Campbell, Danny Ward and Ayoze Pérez.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of A. Perez (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 3 changes: H. Barnes for M. Albrighton (64′), A. Lookman for B. Soumare (78′) and P. Daka for A. Perez (90′).

Best player: Youri Tielemans​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Youri Tielemans.

His rating is (7.8) with 61 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez (7.4), Joël Veltman (7.0), Adam Webster (7.1), Dan Burn (7.1), Marc Cucurella (7.0), Pascal Groß (6.4), Steven Alzate (7.1), Alexis Mac Allister (6.9), Jakub Moder (7.4), Leandro Trossard (7.0) and Neal Maupay (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Lewis Dunk, Moisés Caicedo, Tariq Lamptey (7.4), Adam Lallana, Kjell Scherpen, Danny Welbeck (7.1), Haydon Roberts, Solly March (6.9) and Marc Leonard.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: P. Gross for T. Lamptey (62′), S. Alzate for D. Welbeck (62′) and J. Veltman for S. March (77′).

Best player: Neal Maupay​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Neal Maupay.

His rating is (7.4) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Arsenal – Burnley – 0-0
• Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-0
• Crystal Palace – Liverpool – 1-3
• Leicester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1