Brighton vs Leicester

19 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Neal Maupay 35’ (pen)
  • Danny Welbeck 50’
  • Jamie Vardy 61’

Match summary

Brighton beat Leicester 2-1. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Neal Maupay put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 35th minute, Danny Welbeck made it 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard, and Jamie Vardy pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Youri Tielemans.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Leicester 1.25 from 14.

Match stats

Brighton Leicester
12 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.47 xG 1.25
0.71 Non-penalty xG 1.25
6 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Brighton Leicester
Kick-off
Neal Maupay
Penalty1-0 (Brighton)
35’
Half-time1-0
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Leandro Trossard2-0 (Brighton)
50’
61’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Youri Tielemans2-1 (Leicester)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Robert Sánchez
  • Joël Veltman
Leicester
  • Wilfred Ndidi

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 1.25 35’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-0 35’ 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-0 50’ 61’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 1.25 35’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 1-0 Maupay 35’ 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-0 Welbeck 50’ 61’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-1 Vardy 61’
Brighton 1.47 xGLeicester 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Brighton attacking 
35’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 64’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.18 xG, blocked 14’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 84’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 64’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.18 xG, blocked 14’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 84’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Shane Duffy DEF902 0.070.021
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.071
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Solly March MID641 0.070.041
Marc Cucurella MID900 0.000.131
Adam Lallana MID902 0.130.000
Yves Bissouma MID811 0.180.000
Leandro Trossard MID9012 0.060.144
Danny Welbeck MID7212 0.070.091
Neal Maupay FWD9012 0.890.000
Enock Mwepu Sub260 0.000.000
Dan Burn Sub180 0.000.000
Jakub Moder Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 38% Avg odds 2.52
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Leicester win 32% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LWWLW
Leicester LWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-2 Leicester, 06 Mar 21 Next meeting: Leicester 1-1 Brighton, 23 Jan 22  All Brighton vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.