Brighton vs Leicester

6 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Adam Lallana 10’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 62’
  • Daniel Amartey 87’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 away at Brighton, with a late winner. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Lallana put Brighton ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Neal Maupay, Kelechi Iheanacho equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Youri Tielemans, and Daniel Amartey won it with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Marc Albrighton.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 0.75 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Leicester 1.04 from 8.

Match stats

Brighton Leicester
7 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.04
0.75 Non-penalty xG 1.04
11 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Brighton Leicester
Kick-off
Adam Lallana
Assist: Neal Maupay1-0 (Brighton)
10’
Half-time1-0
62’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Assist: Youri Tielemans1-1 (Leicester)
87’
Daniel Amartey
Assist: Marc Albrighton1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Youri Tielemans

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.04 10’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), 1-0 10’ 62’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 62’ 87’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.04 10’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), 1-0 Lallana 10’ 62’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 Iheanacho 62’ 87’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), 1-2 Amartey 87’
Brighton 0.75 xGLeicester 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Brighton attacking 
87’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 10’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 62’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 80’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Sidnei Tavares (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 10’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 62’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 80’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 69’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 7’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Sidnei Tavares (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Adam Lallana (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF901 0.050.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.070.000
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.244
Yves Bissouma MID900 0.000.000
Alexis Mac Allister MID680 0.000.061
Leandro Trossard MID900 0.000.000
Adam Lallana FWD9014 0.560.000
Neal Maupay FWD7911 0.080.381
Steven Alzate Sub220 0.000.000
Danny Welbeck Sub110 0.000.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 38% Avg odds 2.53
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
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 WDDLL
Leicester DWWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 3-0 Brighton, 13 Dec 20 Next meeting: Brighton 2-1 Leicester, 19 Sep 21  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.