Here’s Ed Aarons’ report from the Amex.
Daniel Amartey’s winner after an error by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sánchez took Leicester into second and plunged the Seagulls into trouble
Sat 6 Mar 2021 17.08 EST
First published on Sat 6 Mar 2021 14.00 ESTLive feed
Youri Tielemans speaks to Sky Sports.
Much better, but the first half was not good enough at all. We were a bit loose and they got into us. It was a good ball from me but really good from him for the finish. We are very happy with this win, we need two try and make up for the guys who aren’t there. Very big result, they play well, and play good football. It was up to you to react, and we did well in the second with a good mentality.
Leicester in second ahead of the Manchester derby tomorrow; there’s a decent chance they finish the weekend in that position.
Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Man City | 27 | 39 | 65 |
2 | Leicester | 28 | 16 | 53 |
3 | Man Utd | 27 | 21 | 51 |
4 | Chelsea | 27 | 17 | 47 |
5 | Everton | 26 | 6 | 46 |
And at the bottom, Brighton must watch Newcastle and West Brom play tomorrow and back Big Sam while Fulham have what looks a gimme against hapless Liverpool.
Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Brighton | 27 | -8 | 26 |
17 | Newcastle | 26 | -17 | 26 |
18 | Fulham | 27 | -12 | 23 |
19 | West Brom | 27 | -36 | 17 |
20 | Sheff Utd | 28 | -29 | 14 |
Full-time: Brighton 1-2 Leicester
Leicester go up to second, and that’s down to Brendan Rodgers’ squad digging out the win. That error by Robert Sanchez and the alertness of Daniel Amartey win the day. Brighton are now looking over their shoulders, and if they continue to make mistakes like that then they are in big trouble.
90+3 min: Brighton’s Dan Burn has a late chance but even someone of his size cannot reach all the way across to direct the ball in.
90+2 min: Brighton really can only blame themselves if they go down. Playing well and still making a mess of things has been the trait that has dragged them down.
90 min: Last-minute changes for Leicester and Brighton - off come Tielemans and Bissouma and on come Choudhury and Jahanbakhsh. Four minutes are added on.
89 min: Oh Brighton, oh dear. But that was a great, alert finish from Amartey. Sanchez was aghast. He flapped at the ball where previously he had been so decisive.
Goal! Brighton 1-2 Leicester (Amartey, 88)
Oh no, Sanchez goes up for a corner, fluffs it and then Amartey slots in from close range. That was a true howler from the keeper.
87 min: Why was that not awarded? The idea of clear and obvious. That would seem to be the concept of seen them given...
86 min: Penalty claim! Vardy brought down by Dunk! Does he get the ball? Who touched it first? No penalty given by referee or VAR. No penalty. Well.
84 min: Something of a detente now. Is a point that bad for either team?
82 min: Leicester’s turn to go under the cosh. Brighton pressing high. “Don’t foul him,” says Potter as Trossard chases the ball down in the corner.
80 min: Lallana goes close after a nice move from Brighton. Laid up by Trossard and he smashes the ball, before Schmeichel makes the save.
79 min: Brighton sub: Maupay departs, on comes Danny Welbeck.
78 min: Leicester look more likely here. Brighton struggling to make much of note with Lallana and Maupay both quiet.
76 min: Leicester have a corner, but Sanchez claims and rolls the ball out to Lallana. Tielemans is booked for sliding right through the back of Trossard.
75 min: This is edgy stuff, both teams on the edge. And as there is plenty to play for that’s wholly understandable.
73 min: Off goes Tavares. It only took 73 minutes to work out that he is some prospect. On comes Dennis Norden’s Marc Albrighton.
72 min: Brighton get another corner, and Schmeichel asks that he won’t get his ribs tickled again. No matter, the ball goes out.
70 min: Brighton have a corner, and Kasper Schmeichel claims it, and does so while complaining about the dig in the ribs he received when collecting it.
69 min: Off goes Mac Allister, clearly not as tireless as previously thought, and on comes Alzate, who goes to left wing-back.
67 min: Tavares looks to be in on goal but is stopped by a great tackle by Bissouma.
65 min: Brighton now looking ragged. As ever, they are paying for their lack of ability to make hay when the sun shines.
63 min: Iheanancho scored a fine goal against Burnley but that was as good a goal, perhaps mostly because of the quality of passing but also the coolness of the strike. Brighton had no answer.
Goal! Brighton 1-1 Leicester (Iheanacho, 62)
Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.
60 min: Some talk that Shane Flynn might be coming in for Leicester. Will he be like Sean Flynn, once of Cov City or Sean Flynn, son of Errol?
58 min: Tavares, quiet since that exocet shot in the first half, is the target for a long pass from Castagne. He is quick, the teenager, but not that quick.
57 min: A tactical switch by Leicester? Ricardo seems to be right wing, ahead of a back four. Brendan does like to tinker and he probably needs to.
55 min: A Brighton attack after some Mac Allister fizz, but then Schmeichel launches another attack for Leicester, one that breaks down when Tielemans overplays it. The game is opening up.
53 min: Iheanacho gets a flash of goal, as he is released by a Castagne pass down the inside-left channel. He rattles the side netting.
52 min: Graham Potter is making some positional changes, perhaps worried by Leicester’s greater purpose and dominance of possession.
50 min: Mac Allister is snapping at heels all game, really trying to put Leicester off theri stroke. And it’s working so far. How long can Brighton sustain this? That’s the question.
48 min: Vardy tries to get Iheanacho in but Brighton get it clear. Leicester look a little more purposeful than in the first half.
47 min: Ndidi tries to release Ricardo but the pass is overhit. Maupay, at the other end, is caught offside again.
46 min: Back away we go, and no changes made by either manager.
Peter Oh chose to watch Juventus v Lazio instead. “Grazie mille Giovanni! Those interested in the Chelsea and Arsenal alumni clubs might want to know that Juve have started with Juan Cuadrado, Álvaro Morata, and Aaron Ramsey. “
It’s currently 2-1 to Juve.
Half-time: Brighton 1-0 Leicester
The scoreline seems fair. Brighton have been the better team throughout, and Lallana’s goal was a real moment of quality. Tavares’ shot - and Sanchez’s save - showed Leicester are not out of it. And Brighton may well retreat into their shell. Leicester’s quality has so far been missing but they are still in the contest.
45 min: One minute added on at the end of the half.
44 min: Maupay has the ball in the net from a fine Lallana pass. There will be no need for VAR. Good decision from the linesman, even there wasn’t any daylight.
42 min: Mac Allister, back and typically active, comes back to stop Tielemans in his tracks. It’s been a manful effort from Brighton. They need another goal.