Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,647 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 37' Tariq Lamptey

0–2 79' Yankubah Minteh

Jamie Vardy 86' 1–2

Bobby Reid 90+1' 2–2

Y 41' Carlos Baleba

Y 74' Mats Wieffer

Boubakary Soumare 87' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	4	12
2	Manchester City FC	4	12
3	Leeds United FC	4	8
4	Hull City AFC	4	8
5	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	4	7
6	Chelsea FC	4	7
7	Brentford FC	4	6
8	Liverpool FC	4	6
9	Everton FC	4	6
10	Ipswich Town FC	4	6
11	Nottingham Forest FC	4	5
12	Newcastle United FC	4	5
13	Manchester United FC	4	4
14	Sunderland AFC	4	4
15	AFC Bournemouth	4	3
16	Crystal Palace FC	4	3
17	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	2
18	Fulham FC	4	1
19	Aston Villa FC	4	1
20	Coventry City FC	4	0

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-01-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-09-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–2 Leicester City FC 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
30 Nov	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
23 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Manchester United FC	A	0–3	L
02 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
02 Nov	Liverpool FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	2 G	2 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Joao Pedro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
25' Leicester City FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' James Justin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
35' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
37' Against the run of play, Tariq Lamptey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Baleba on 41 minutes.
46' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 46 minute. Carlos Baleba leaves to be changed by Mats Wieffer.
51' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Oliver Skipp comes on to replace Wilfred Ndidi.
57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
62' Bobby Reid is replacing Kasey McAteer for the Leicester City FC side.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
70' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yankubah Minteh on, Joao Pedro off on 70 minutes.
71' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt O'Riley is hanging Yasin Ayari on the field on 71 minute.
74' Mats Wieffer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
79' A stunning finish from Yankubah Minteh — that came from absolutely nowhere!
81' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Wout Faes on, Jannik Vestergaard off on 81 minutes.
86' Jamie Vardy adds to his 0 season tally! Leicester City FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
87' That is a card for Leicester City FC. Boubakary Soumare will be fuming at that decision.
89' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Kaoru Mitoma is withdrawn and Igor gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leicester City FC 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Danny Ward
17
Hamza Choudhury
22
Oliver Skipp ↑ 52'
14
Bobby Reid ↑ 62'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↑ 62'
20
Patson Daka ↑ 81'
3
Wout Faes ↑ 81'
5
Caleb Okoli
33
Luke Thomas

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 71'
23
Jason Steele
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 71'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 46'
3
Igor Julio ↑ 89'
15
Jakub Moder
11
Simon Adingra
8
Brajan Gruda
17
Yankubah Minteh ↑ 70'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	7
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Alexis Mac Allister	3
Joao Pedro	2
James Maddison	2
Marc Albrighton	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Evan Ferguson	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-03 Leicester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-11-30 Brentford FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-05 Fulham FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-11-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-11-02 Liverpool FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC39% Draw27% Brighton & Hove Albion FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

61%

Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC30% Draw43% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.