Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers face off at the Amex Stadium with important Premier League points at stake
Bottom-of-the-table Leicester City failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion.
Leandro Trossard’s second-half finish and Alexis Mac Allister’s double – a penalty followed by a stunning late free-kick – condemned the struggling Foxes to a fifth-successive Premier League defeat.
The visitors were level at half-time at the Amex Stadium thanks to Patson Daka after a Luke Thomas own goal and a Moises Caicedo strike overturned Kelechi Iheanacho’s first-minute opener.
But they were outclassed for the duration of the second period and have now taken just one point from a possible 18, leading to a ‘Rodgers Out’ banner being unfurled in the disgruntled away end at full-time. City would also have lost by a bigger margin had Mac Allister not had a stunning long-range strike ruled out for offside against Enock Mwepu following a lengthy VAR check.
Alexis Mac Allister stars as Brighton thrash shambolic bottom side Leicester
Bottom-of-the-table Leicester City failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion.
Leandro Trossard’s second-half finish and Alexis Mac Allister’s double – a penalty followed by a stunning late free-kick – condemned the struggling Foxes to a fifth-successive Premier League defeat.
The visitors were level at half-time at the Amex Stadium thanks to Patson Daka after a Luke Thomas own goal and a Moises Caicedo strike overturned Kelechi Iheanacho’s first-minute opener.
But they were outclassed for the duration of the second period and have now taken just one point from a possible 18, leading to a ‘Rodgers Out’ banner being unfurled in the disgruntled away end at full-time. City would also have lost by a bigger margin had Mac Allister not had a stunning long-range strike ruled out for offside against Enock Mwepu following a lengthy VAR check.
Alexis Mac Allister stars as Brighton thrash shambolic bottom side Leicester
Brighton 5-2 Leicester: Mac Allister hit two and had another disallowed after a four-goal first half was quickly followed up by a fine Leandro Trossard finish
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
Brighton remain unbeaten at home this season and sit fourth in the table, with Bournemouth up next for the Seagulls'. Meanwhile Leicester are bottom and they'll face Aston Villa next time out.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
Leicester’s wait for their first win of the season continues as they are beaten 5-2 by Brighton in a thrilling game at the Amex. It was 2-2 at the break, with Brighton coming from behind to take the lead, before being pegged back by Daka before half-time. The hosts’ thought they had re-taken the lead straight from the restart, when Mac Allister fired home a superb strike, but it was ruled out for offside by VAR. However, they finally got their third through Trossard just past the hour, before Mac Allister converted from the penalty spot and then scored a superb free-kick in stoppage time to add a fifth.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
The home supporters are loving this performance from their side, with the Brighton players really putting on a show now with some excellent football.
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