[Albion] Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Leicester v Albion

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: King Power Stadium
Date: Sunday 23rd January 2022
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Eddie Smart, Daniel Robathan
Fourth Official: Tony Harrington
VAR: Lee Mason
Additional VAR: Stuart Burt
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TEAM NEWS

Brighton head coach Graham Potter has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the game.

Lewis Dunk could make his comeback after missing seven league matches with a knee injury.

Daniel Amartey is back to strengthen Leicester City's defensive options this weekend in the wake of Ghana's early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has recovered after needing to be replaced during the defeat by Tottenham because of cramp.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• 
  [*=left]Brighton earned their first Premier League victory against Leicester at the ninth attempt in September this season (D2, L6). Albion could do the league double against them for only the third time.
  [*=left]The Seagulls have scored four goals in their two league and cup games versus Leicester this season, one more than they managed in the previous nine meetings combined.

Leicester

• 
  [*=left]The Foxes could lose their opening two league matches of the year for the first time since 2006.
  [*=left]Leicester have lost seven of their 10 Premier League games this season against the nine teams above them prior to the latest round of fixtures.
  [*=left]They have conceded multiple goals in 12 league matches this season, a joint-high alongside Newcastle United and Norwich City going into the weekend.
  [*=left]James Maddison is poised to make his 200th English league appearance. Thirteen of Maddison's 15 goals or assists this season have come in his past 11 games.

Albion

• 
  [*=left]Brighton's only defeat in 10 Premier League away games this season came at Aston Villa in November (W3, D6).
  [*=left]They have won all three of their league fixtures played on a Sunday so far this season, including at home to Leicester in September.
  [*=left]All six of Brighton's league victories this season were against teams who went into the weekend below them in the table.
  [*=left]Albion have scored after the 80th minute in seven Premier League matches this season. Only Manchester City, who have done so nine times, have a better record.
  [*=left]The Seagulls have conceded just nine second-half goals in this season's top flight, the joint fewest alongside Liverpool.

Billy Reid's Leicester Press Conference



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https://twitter.com/OfficialBHAFC/status/1485235954239610883

 

[Brok]

3 points today please lads, no excuses.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Wonder if there could be that relative rarity of an unchanged team! No probably not! Come on Albion

 

[Icy Gull]

Maddison’s goal stats are a bit scary

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Definitely winnable , although knowing us a 1 -1 scoreline is more likely ....anyway

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

Looking forward to this, real chance to get a rare win there today especially after their capitulation mid week.

Defensively they’re terrible this season, Soyuncu and Westergaard are really poor. Spurs who are hardly one of the most attacking sides of the past few years had one of the highest xG stats ever recorded in the PL on Wednesday.

 

[studio150]

Unbeaten under Billy so fully expect this to continue.

 

[oldboyroy]

Looking forward to this will be setting off from Birmingham at 10. A game we can win the way we've been playing lately.

 

[Justice]

Players not getting the usual clap from GP instead a gruff Scottish voice bellowing ‘ oi you ****ing run ya wee b.astard ‘

 

[Boroseagull]

VAR....Lee Mason

 

[PHCgull]

a BHA win today would open up a healthy gap between the top 9 and the rest..... with us in it

#daretodream

 

[Beach Hut]

So excited

 

[dazzer6666]

Just leaving

 

[Sir-Len]

Leicester pub suggestions?

 

[Official Old Man]

Leicester are a big team. Huge team. Heck, they even won the league a few years ago and the FA Cup. Blimey they must be good.
But hold on, we're above them on GD & points and will be at 4pm this afternoon.
Draw but a winnable game.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Leicester pub suggestions?

The Counting House.

 

[Thompson720]

So excited

Uh oh

 

[lawros left foot]

Maddison’s goal stats are a bit scary

Booked and sent off against us for diving, wasn’t he?

 

[Mackenzie]

I think that if we play anything like we did against Chelsea then we’ve got a great chance of picking up a point or three. Hopefully no one else has come down with Covid. Goal from a corner again today.

 

[perseus]

Goals in the last seconds by Spurs with Tielemons using up part of his quota of passing to the opposition is a bad sign. I think we should be happy enough with a 1-1 draw. I'm not sure we are gonna catch Wolves in the final reckoning unless we win.