Brighton & Hove Albion will be in buoyant mood after winning late against Arsenal as they travel to Leicester City. The Foxes also scored a late goal but were pegged back by a stoppage-time equaliser from Watford. However, it is expected that Leicester City will dominate this encounter. The Foxes have won four out of the last five matches between the two sides.
Buoyant Brighton & Hove Albion Travel to Leicester City
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High-flying Leicester City play their first home game of the post-COVID period as they take on Brighton & Hove Albion. Leicester were on course for a solid 1-0 away win when Ben Chilwell scored a great goal in the 90th minute.
However, Watford pegged them back with a spectacular late goal of their own three minutes into stoppage time. Brendan Rodgers will want his men to get back to winning ways this week.
Their opponents had an eventful home game to resume their campaign with. The Seagulls were under the cosh for most of the match against Arsenal yet came away with absolutely vital three points.
That win has helped Brighton move five points off the drop zone. One would expect Graham Potter to opt for a similar approach this week. However, Leicester City are sharper and far more dangerous than Arsenal.
Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers opted to make only three changes despite having five available to him. That might make those that played the full game susceptible to rotation. However, Leicester City normally do not make many changes.
Demarai Gray made an impact after coming on. He got the assist for Ben Chilwell‘s goal although Chilwell did the most of the work. He could be pushing to replace either Harvey Barnes or Marc Albrighton.
Ayoze Pérez will also be looking for some game time in this one. Other than these two positions, one does not expect any other changes. In fact, Rodgers will likely stick with the same lineup and use Gray as an impact sub once again.
Kasper Schmeichel; James Justin, Jonny Evans, Çaglar Söyüncü, Ben Chilwell; Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans; Marc Albrighton, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes; Jamie Vardy
Brighton & Hove Albion
Neil Maupay’s late winner has helped ease relegation fears for Brighton. Graham Potter’s men were winless in 2020 before that match against Arsenal. In their last away game, the Seagulls had a similarly tough encounter at Wolves which they managed to come away with a point from. That match ended goalless.
Nevertheless, it is likely that Leicester will be able to break Brighton down. The Foxes have scored in each of their last five matches against Brighton. In fact, they scored twice in four of those matches. Jamie Vardy scored four times in those five matches. Signs are ominous for the Seagulls.
In terms of team news, Martin Montoya could replace Schelotto. Aaron Mooy was taken off at half-time. That was apparently a tactical decision. Solly March could replace the Australian.
Mathew Ryan, Martín Montoya, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Yves Bissouma, Davy Pröpper, Aaron Mooy, Leandro Trossard, Pascal Groß, Neal Maupay.
Prediction
Leicester City should get back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 win.
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