AFCON 2025
Leicester City put up an impressive comeback from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Brighton as they continued their unbeaten run under new boss, Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Despite several brilliant opportunities for both sides to start the scoring in the opening stages of the first half, it took until the 37th minute for the deadlock to be broken, when Tariq Lamptey curled a superb left-footed strike into the top left corner from just outside the box, giving Brighton the lead going into the break.
Leicester were dominant in the first 25 minutes from the restart as they sought to get back into the game, controlling plenty of possession in the opposition half as they saw midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi limp off with an injury in the 58th minute.
Brighton regained control and they doubled their lead with 10 minutes remaining as Yankuba Minteh chased down Mats Wieffer’s long ball, twisted the Leicester defence inside and out, and slotted the ball into the bottom left corner.
Leicester instantly got their way back into the match when Bobby Decordova-Reid’s effort from outside the area was blocked, with the deflection falling to the feet of Jamie Vardy inside the box, who slot a left-footed effort into the far corner to pull one back.
Just minutes later, the Foxes levelled as Brighton lost the ball when Mavididi dispossessed Igor with the forward playing the ball to Vardy inside the box, and the striker unselfishly squared it to Decordova-Reid, who placed it into the empty net in stoppage time.
The draw lifts Leicester to five points clear of the drop zone in 16th place, a gap they will aim to widen even further when they take on Newcastle United on Saturday.
