Leicester vs Brighton

21 January 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Marc Albrighton 38’
  • Harvey Barnes 63’
  • Kaoru Mitoma 27’
  • Evan Ferguson 88’

Match summary

Leicester and Brighton shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Estupiñán and Marc Albrighton equalised in the 38th minute. In the second half, Harvey Barnes put Leicester in front from a corner in the 63rd minute and Evan Ferguson equalised with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Estupiñán.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Leicester's 1.45 from 9.

Match stats

Leicester Brighton
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.36 xG 1.94
1.36 Non-penalty xG 1.94
2 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Leicester Brighton
Kick-off
27’
Kaoru Mitoma
Assist: Estupiñán0-1 (Brighton)
Marc Albrighton1-1 (Leicester)
38’
Half-time1-1
Harvey Barnes2-1 (Leicester)
63’
88’
Evan Ferguson
Assist: Estupiñán2-2 (Brighton)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Alexis Mac Allister

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 1.95 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), 0-1 27’ 38’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-1 38’ 63’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 2-1 63’ 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 1.95 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), 0-1 Mitoma 27’ 38’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-1 Albrighton 38’ 63’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 2-1 Barnes 63’ 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-2 Ferguson 88’
Leicester 1.45 xGBrighton 1.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Leicester attacking 
63’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 24’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 24’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 38’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 57’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 62’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+4’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 73’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 24’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.55 xG, off target 24’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 38’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 57’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 62’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+4’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 63’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 73’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Danny Ward GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF900 0.000.000
Wout Faes DEF900 0.000.000
Daniel Amartey DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Thomas DEF902 0.070.000
Dennis Praet MID340 0.000.000
Youri Tielemans MID901 0.100.032
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.000
Harvey Barnes MID9013 0.790.000
Jamie Vardy FWD901 0.010.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall FWD730 0.000.162
Marc Albrighton Sub5611 0.400.061
James Maddison Sub171 0.080.000
Patson Daka Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 23% Avg odds 4.14
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Brighton win 52% Avg odds 1.85

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

Form going into the game

Leicester WLLLL
Brighton LWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 5-2 Leicester, 04 Sep 22 Next meeting: Leicester 2-2 Brighton, 08 Dec 24  All Leicester vs Brighton 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.