FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-1 LEICESTER CITY
Brighton have surely the last chance of the game with a corner. March fires it in, but it's over everyone's heads. That should be that.
89'
J. Locadia enters the game and replaces G. Murray.
Murray shakes his head as he's replaced by Locadia. He's not happy with the way this second half has gone.
83'
SAVE! Iheanacho somehow works a yard of space inside the box after Albrighton wins a throw-in, but it's a tame shot that Ryan can simply pick up.
82'
F. Andone enters the game and replaces P. Groß.
Gross' return comes to an end as Andone replaces him, going up front alongside Murray as Hughton seeks to restore his side's lead.
81'
NO PENALTY! Ricardo and Morgan sandwich Murray in the box clumsily and the striker goes down, but the referee isn't interested.
79'
Penalty goal scored by J. Vardy for Leicester City!
GOAL!!! Vardy equalises! He fires it high to his right as Ryan dives the wrong way. Brighton will wonder how on earth they have let their lead slip. It's 1-1!
78'
PENALTY! 10-man Leicester have a lifeline! Evans has a shot from close range that's blocked and Kayal lunges in on Iheanacho!
73'
S. March enters the game and replaces A. Knockaert.
March replaces Knockaert, who is applauded by both sets of fans as he leaves the field.
72'
J. Izquierdo gets yellow.
Izquierdo is away down the left and looks to have kept the ball in play, but the linesman thinks otherwise. Hughton is furious and the winger kicks the ball away in frustration, earning him a yellow card.
70'
K. Ịheanachọ enters the game and replaces S. Okazaki.
Okazaki is replaced by Iheanacho as Puel throws another striker on to try and salvage something from the game.
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68'
Chilwell does excellently on the left, turning Knockaert inside and out before dinking a cross into the middle, but it's cleared away.
66'
Bruno Saltor gets yellow.
Bruno picks up a needless booking as he goes through the back of Mendy. There was little to be gained from making that challenge.
65'
Ryan does well under pressure as Vardy closes him down again, managing to find Bernardo and then receiving it again to distribute towards the other flank.
64'
Albrighton tries to turn and clip the ball into the box for Vardy, but it's just over his head.
63'
The free-kick is lofted in as Brighton hold a high line, looking to protect their goalkeeper, and Morgan can only glance it behind for a goal-kick.
60'
S. Duffy gets yellow.
Vardy charges Ryan down and forces him to give the ball away as he plays out from the back, before winning a free-kick as Duffy goes through the back of him. A deserved yellow card is shown to the defender.
59'
Vardy's introduction has given Leicester a new lease of life. They don't look like a side playing with 10 men at the moment, and look the likelier side to score at the moment.
57'
CHANCES! Duffy produces an acrobatic effort as he hooks the ball goalwards over his shoulder which Schmeichel saves, before Vardy leads a counter and crosses low for Okazaki, but it's just cut out by Dunk!
56'
J. Vardy enters the game and replaces D. Gray.
Vardy replaces Gray and goes up alongside Okazaki as Puel searches for a route back into the game.
53'
Leicester camped in their own half at the moment. Brighton look comfortable in possession.
51'
Albrighton has tucked into midfield at the start of this half, leaving space on Brighton's right flank, while Gray has pushed a little further forward in support of Okazaki.
49'
Mendy wins a foul off Gross in his own half to relieve some Brighton pressure.
47'
MISS! Izquierdo completely miscues his shot as he's played in from the left, but he completely slices it and it goes out for a throw-in!
46'
Murray has re-emerged for the second half. No changes for either side at the break.
And we're back underway for the second half!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-0 LEICESTER CITY
SAVE! Leicester produce their first meaningful chance of the game. A strong Evans challenge wins them the ball back and it's tossed forward for Okazaki, who picks up the pieces after Pereira loses out and curls a tame shot towards Ryan at his near post, which he catches comfortably.
45' +1
Murray gives away a silly foul on Evans in a dangerous position outside the Brighton area. It's dinked to the back post but Brighton scramble it clear.
43'
It's nearly a carbon copy of Murray's earlier goal as Knockaert puts the ball in the same area, but this time it's just about nicked away from the head of the striker!
42'
Knockaert shows good variation as he drives at two on the right, choosing to cross on his weaker foot rather than cutting back onto his stronger left and earns a corner.
41'
MISS! Ndidi meets Albrighton's cross with his head in the centre of the box, but can only direct it over the bar.
40'
CHANCE! Propper produces a lovely flick to allow Izquierdo in towards the byline. The winger tries to fizz it across for Murray in the box, but the flag goes up for offside and it's hacked away anyway.
39'
W. Ndidi gets yellow.
Ndidi pushes Knockaert over as he sprints down the line and earns a yellow card.
38'
Murray still looks uncomfortable following his knock early on in the game. No sign of him being replaced as of yet though. Perhaps he's trying to hold on until half-time.
37'
It's a poor delivery in the end. Knockaert feints and allows Gross to whip it in, but there's no height on the cross and it's cleared by the first man.
36'
Pereira gives away a silly foul on Bernardo near the corner flag. Another opportunity to aim for Brighton's big boys in the box.
32'
W. Ndidi enters the game and replaces Iborra.
Iborra is indeed replaced, and Ndidi comes on to partner Mendy in midfield.
28'
J. Maddison gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD! Maddison goes down under no challenge inside the box looking for a penalty and is shown a second yellow card for diving! That's his second yellow in the space of just a couple of minutes and his return from injury is cut short!
27'
Gross is incorrectly flagged for offside and fires the ball into an empty net, prompting a furious reaction from Schmeichel. No yellow card is forthcoming, however.
26'
J. Maddison gets yellow.
The ball bounces off the referee and falls kindly for Knockaert, who looks to drive forward and spark a counter-attack, before Maddison hacks him down and earns a deserved yellow card.
24'
Evans doesn't realise Murray is lurking behind him and plays a very casual pass back to Schmeichel, who has to work the ball out and away from the striker quickly. There are mistakes at the back in this Leicester side at the moment.
22'
Leicester have improved since conceding, pushing forward and piling pressure on. Okazaki is caught offside, however.
18'
MISS! Izquierdo looks to double his side's lead as he races down the left, cuts inside and has a shot, but he blazes it over the bar with Murray waiting in the middle. The striker is not a happy man.
15'
G. Murray has scored a goal for Brighton & Hove Albion! Assist by A. Knockaert.
Knockaert whipped it into a good area and Murray's movement gave him the space to convert a simple chance!
GOAL!! Murray makes it 1-0 to Brighton on his 100th Premier League appearance! The corner is curled in by Knockaert and Murray gets away from his marker to glance a deft header in from close range!
14'
It's a poor one, straight into the base of the wall. He has a second bite of the cherry which is identical, and it's cleared.
13'
Knockaert then wins a foul following the corner just outside the 18-yard box. It's a dangerous position and the Frenchman dusts himself down and lines it up.
6'
Pretty even so far, both sides have had forays forward, but no clear-cut chances as of yet. Perhaps a little conservative from both in terms of committing numbers forward at this stage.
4'
Brighton try to counter-attack down the left wing through Izquierdo, but he's too predictable as he tries to cut in onto his right foot and Pereira snuffs it out.
2'
NO PENALTY! The Brighton players appeal for offside against Okazaki as he receives the ball to feet inside the box, but there's no flag and he tries to dart past his man before going down and appealing, but the referee awards neither a penalty nor a yellow card for diving.
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We're underway at the Amex Stadium!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City at the Amex Stadium.
The line-ups are out and we'll start with the home side.
Brighton XI (4-4-1-1): Mat Ryan; Bruno, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo; Anthony Knockaert, Davy Propper, Beram Kayal, Jose Izquierdo; Pascal Gross; Glenn Murray
Brighton substitutes: Yves Bissouma, Leon Balogun, Solly March, Jason Steele, Gaetan Bong, Florin Andone, Jurgen Locadia
Leicester XI (4-2-3-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Wes Morgan, Jonny Evans, Ben Chilwell; Nampalys Mendy, Vicente Iborra; Demarai Gray, James Maddison, Marc Albrighton; Shinji Okazaki
Leicester substitutes: Wilfred Ndidi, Christian Fuchs, Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, Caglar Soyuncu, Danny Ward, Danny Simpson
And there goes the half-time whistle! Murray opened the scoring for Brighton after 15 minutes as he nodded in Knockaert's corner, before Maddison was shown a second yellow card for diving just a couple of minutes after receiving the first to take Leicester down to 10 men. They were then forced into an early change as Iborra went down with an injury and had to be replaced by Ndidi. It's 1-0 to Brighton at the break!
Brighton have continued their impressive home form and have been by far the stronger side. It wasn't until the stroke of half-time that Leicester created a chance of any note, and it seems to be a long way back for the Foxes now with just 10 men. Murray seemed to be struggling with an injury in the first half and if he has to be replaced it will certainly be a blow for the Seagulls.
Brighton host struggling Huddersfield next, while Leicester prepare for the visit of Southampton, who are also in dire need of a win.
That's all from us, thank you for joining our coverage. Until next time, goodbye!
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