Brighton 0-2 Leicester — Premier League, 31 Mar 2018
Leicester beat Brighton 2-0 in the Premier League on 31 March 2018 at American Express Community Stadium, Falmer. Iborra and J. Vardy scored for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 2 and Leicester 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·American Express Community Stadium · Falmer·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 12'
- 24'
- Half-time0-0
- 56'
- 63'
- 64'
- 66'
- 68'
- 75'
- 79'
- 79'
- 0-183'assist: Benjamin Chilwell
- 84'out: S. Baldock
- 85'out: C. Fuchs
- 87'
- 87'
- 0-290+6'assist: Demarai Gray
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.1Lewis DunkD
- 7.1Pascal GroßM
- 7.1Solly MarchM
- 6.9Shane DuffyD
- 6.8José IzquierdoM
- 6.7Jürgen LocadiaM
- 6.6Beram KayalM
- 6.5Gaëtan BongD
- 6.5Davy PröpperM
- 6.5Sam BaldockF
- 6.4Mathew RyanG
- 6.4Ezequiel SchelottoD
- 6.1Glenn MurrayF
Leicester
- 7.7Kasper SchmeichelG
- 7.5Vicente IborraM
- 7.5Benjamin ChilwellD
- 7.3Demarai GrayM
- 7.3Riyad MahrezM
- 7.1Wes MorganD
- 7.1Jamie VardyF
- 6.9Harry MaguireD
- 6.8Wilfred NdidiM
- 6.8Danny SimpsonD
- 6.6Shinji OkazakiF
- 6.6Christian FuchsD
- 6.6Marc AlbrightonM
- 6.5Fousseni DiabatéF
Line-ups
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 18C. GoldsonD
- 2Bruno SaltorD
- 20S. March75'M7.1
- 26T. KrulG
- 10T. HemedF
- 9S. Baldock84'F6.5
- 29M. SuttnerD
LeicesterC. Puel
Substitutes
- 14Adrien SilvaM
- 16Aleksandar DragovićD
- 8K. IheanachoF
- 17E. JakupovicG
- 28C. Fuchs85'D6.6
- 7Demarai Gray79'M7.3
- 33Fousseni Diabaté56'F6.5
Team statistics
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Solly March | 15 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| José Izquierdo | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.8 |
| Jürgen Locadia | 75 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Beram Kayal | 84 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Davy Pröpper | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Sam Baldock | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mathew Ryan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ezequiel Schelotto | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Vicente Iborra | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Demarai Gray | 11 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 85 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Wes Morgan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jamie Vardy | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Harry Maguire | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 87 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Danny Simpson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 56 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christian Fuchs | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marc Albrighton | 79 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Fousseni Diabaté | 34 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Burnley | 38 | -3 | 54 |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | -14 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester | 38 | -4 | 47 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 38 | -8 | 44 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 44 |
| 13 | West Ham | 38 | -20 | 42 |
| 14 | Watford | 38 | -20 | 41 |
| 15 | Brighton | 38 | -20 | 40 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 38 | -30 | 37 |
| 17 | Southampton | 38 | -19 | 36 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Manchester United 2-0 Brighton, 17 Mar 2018 · FA Cup
- Next: Brighton 1-1 Huddersfield, 7 Apr 2018 · Premier League
Leicester
- Previous: Leicester 1-2 Chelsea, 18 Mar 2018 · FA Cup
- Next: Leicester 1-2 Newcastle, 7 Apr 2018 · Premier League
Data updated