Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 19 September 2021

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City

Premier League · Sunday 19 September 2021, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion won against Leicester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 19 September 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Neal Maupay opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from Neal Maupay (35', penalty) and Danny Welbeck (50'). Leicester City scored through Jamie Vardy (61').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Leicester City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 6th on 9 points from 4 and Leicester City 12th on 6 points from 4. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 9th with 51 points, and Leicester City 8th with 52.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Leicester City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Leandro Trossard of Brighton & Hove Albion (7.9), ahead of Marc Cucurella (7.6).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Joël VeltmanBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 35'Penalty goal · Neal MaupayBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Wilfred NdidiLeicester City
  • 50'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-0
  • 61'Goal · Jamie VardyLeicester City · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Robert SánchezBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 0, draws 2, Leicester City 6.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Adam WebsterBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Sam HughesLeicester City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Dennis PraetLeicester City · injury (Biceps femoris muscle injury)

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)

Robert Sánchez, Joël Veltman, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Marc Cucurella, S. March, Yves Bissouma, Adam Lallana, Danny Welbeck, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay

Leicester City line-up (4-3-3)

Kasper Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Çağlar Söyüncü, Jannik Vestergaard, Ryan Bertrand, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumaré, James Maddison, Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes