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.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
NO GOAL! We finally have a decision on the Brighton goal and it's ruled out for offside! What a terrific strike it was as well, but it won't count and it remains 2-2.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
There is going to a be a VAR check on the goal as it appears that Welbeck may be in an offside position as the free-kick comes in. The striker tries an overhead kick, but misses and a Leicester defender heads it clear.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
BRIGHTON GOAL? Mac Allister with a superb strike and it appears to have made it 3-2. Brighton whip a free-kick into the box from the left and it’s only headed out to the edge of the penalty area to Mac Allister. The midfielder unleashes a powerful strike and sends the ball straight into the top left corner of the net!
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