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Daniel Amartey scored a late winner as Leicester City came from behind to beat Brighton and boost their bid for Champions League qualification.
The defender stooped low to head into an empty net after Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez failed to claim Marc Albrighton’s corner.
Kelechi Iheanacho began the fightback with his second goal in as many games to cancel out Adam Lallana’s first Brighton goal.
Lallana ended a 504-day goal drought with a confident finish.
Victory lifted Leicester above Manchester United into second place in the Premier League and extended their unbeaten away run to 10 league games.
Brighton remain three points above the relegation zone in 16th.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number26Player nameSánchez
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
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Squad number3Player nameWhite
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
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Squad number8Player nameBissouma
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Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
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Squad number11Player nameTrossard
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Squad number14Player nameLallana
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Squad number9Player nameMaupay
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Squad number16Player nameJahanbakhsh
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Squad number17Player nameAlzate
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
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Squad number18Player nameAmartey
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Squad number3Player nameFofana
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
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Squad number50Player nameSidnei Tavares
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number11Player nameAlbrighton
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Squad number20Player nameChoudhury
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-4-2
- 26Sánchez
- 34Veltman
- 3White
- 5Dunk
- 33Burn
- 13Groß
- 8BissoumaSubstituted forJahanbakhshat 90+1′minutes
- 10Mac AllisterSubstituted forAlzateat 68′minutes
- 11Trossard
- 14Lallana
- 9MaupaySubstituted forWelbeckat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 15Moder
- 16Jahanbakhsh
- 17Alzate
- 18Welbeck
- 19Izquierdo
- 22Tau
- 23Steele
- 24Pröpper
- 29Zeqiri
Leicester
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 1Schmeichel
- 18Amartey
- 3Fofana
- 4Söyüncü
- 25Ndidi
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 50TavaresSubstituted forAlbrightonat 72′minutes
- 8TielemansBooked at 76mins
- 27Castagne
- 14IheanachoSubstituted forChoudhuryat 90+1′minutes
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 11Albrighton
- 12Ward
- 20Choudhury
- 24Mendy
- 28Fuchs
- 33Thomas
- 38Leshabela
- 46Daley-Campbell
- 53Flynn
Live Text
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Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 2.
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Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Offside, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Yves Bissouma.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Leicester City 2. Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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VAR Decision: No Penalty Leicester City.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
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Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Neal Maupay.
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Foul by Wesley Fofana (Leicester City).
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Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
