Brighton 2-2 Leicester: View from the pressbox

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Sussex World's Brighton and Hove Albion writers Derren Howard and Sam Morton assess the 2-2 draw against Leicester City at the Amex Stadium

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00:01Okay, we're outside the Amex Stadium after Brighton's 2-2 draw with Leicester City.

00:07I was almost going to say defeat there because it felt like a defeat, didn't it, Sam?

00:10They went ahead twice in the match, both with Jao Pedro penalties.

00:16He's absolutely ruthless from the penalty spot.

00:19But Leicester twice, they clawed their way back into the game, Sam.

00:23What did you make of it?

00:24Yeah, it was a really poor afternoon for Brighton.

00:27They obviously were going into the game with the lack of confidence after a couple of bad defeats against Villa and Palace.

00:33They were just looking to get back to winning ways.

00:35And I did say before kicking off, they had to start on the front foot, get a few goals and get the confidence going.

00:39And it didn't work out that way at all, unfortunately.

00:43Jao Pedro obviously scored from the penalty spot to get Brighton the lead.

00:48And they just didn't answer that.

00:49And they were pegged back.

00:50Kava Didi getting a really scrappy equaliser at the end of the first half.

00:54It was a really poor goal to complete for Brighton for the dig.

00:56And they started the second half strongly again on the front foot to get that second goal.

01:01And they managed to do it.

01:03And Pedro again, scoring for the penalty spot, you're never going to miss for the penalty spot.

01:07You can always guarantee it will be a goal as soon as he steps up to take one.

01:11But unfortunately, again, they kind of just stopped playing from that point.

01:14And they just didn't try and get a third goal.

01:16I did say to you, I felt like a third goal was needed.

01:18You did.

01:19Didn't come.

01:20And Leicester managed to get the equaliser once again.

01:23And two-all draws how it ended.

01:25It was probably Leicester that had the chances to, better chances to win the game in the end.

01:29They did the post, didn't they?

01:31Right at the end.

01:32Yeah.

01:32Poor afternoon for Brighton.

01:33More points drops in the game.

01:35That they had to win against a team at a relegation run.

01:37Yeah.

01:38And it really knocks them back in their hunt for the European places, Sam.

01:43Fabian Herlesilla afterwards spoke.

01:45He almost said, look, we can't talk about Europe.

01:48But he's basically saying they're not good enough to be in Europe with performances like that.

01:51And you can't argue with that, really, can you?

01:53It's a fair comment, I think, in the press conference afterwards.

01:57I know.

01:57They've obviously got some injuries.

01:58And obviously, they had a bit of makeshift defence.

02:00Obviously, with Carlos Galeva in there this afternoon, along with San Luis Stump.

02:04He's really, really struggled as well.

02:06But I can't really pick up too many players that really impressed the players.

02:09No.

02:10He's saying Pedro Alge is really good for the defensive spot.

02:12But, kind of, apart from that, they're very wasteful, very sloppy.

02:16And, yeah, just not themselves at the moment.

02:19It's a real saying.

02:19So, they're obviously in a really great run of form before that FA Cup defeat for Nottingham Forest.

02:23And they've just used to have gone a bit wrong since then.

02:25Yeah.

02:25It's amazing the difference in the team, isn't it?

02:27Yeah.

02:27Between how they were prior to the international break to what they are now.

02:33It's a massive difference, yeah.

02:36But, oh, well, where they go again.

02:38It's Brentford up next, away at Brentford.

02:42So, hopefully, Brighton can pull back.

02:44But have a look at the Sussex World website.

02:46We've got all of the reaction and the player ratings up on the Sussex World.

02:51But, thanks.

02:52Thanks very much for watching.

02:53Thanks very much for watching.

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