Brighton 5-2 Leicester: Graham Potter’s side maintain excellent start to Premier League season

Brighton fought again from conceding a first-minute aim to beat struggling Leicester City in a seven-goal thriller on the Amex.

However, the lead solely lasted eight minutes earlier than Solly March’s header deflected into the online off Leicester defender Luke Thomas.

Brighton went forward within the fifteenth minute, capitalising on a free go from James Maddison with Moises Caicedo scoring after being arrange by Enock Mwepu.

But in a frantic first half, Leicester scored once more after 32 minutes. Youri Tielemans, deep inside his personal half, performed a ball excessive of the Brighton defence, Daka held off Lewis Dunk’s problem and slotted the ball previous Robert Sanchez for 2-2.

Alexis Mac Allister thought he had restored the Seagulls’ lead with a spectacular strike from 30 yards however, after a video assistant referee examine that lasted greater than 4 minutes, the aim was ultimately dominated out for offside.

It didn’t show to be essential as Leandro Trossard scored Brighton’s third from Pascal Gross’ go, with Trossard then successful a penalty, which Mac Allister transformed for the fourth.

Fittingly, the final say went to Argentina midfielder Mac Allister who curled in an excellent 25-yard free-kick in harm time for his second aim and Brighton’s fifth.

The outcome maintains Brighton’s excellent start to the season and they’re fourth within the Premier League, whereas Leicester, with only one level from six matches, are three factors adrift on the foot of the desk.

VAR is concerned once more

It has been a weekend full of controversial VAR decisions, with Newcastle United and West Ham livid after being denied targets in opposition to Crystal Palace and Chelsea respectively on Saturday.

While the match on the Amex was happening, it was introduced the Premier League is to review controversial decisions in these matches with referees’ physique PGMOL as a matter of precedence.

VAR was closely concerned on the Amex, with a prolonged delay to resolve whether or not to enable Mac Allister’s very good strike within the second half which, if given, would have been one of many targets of the season.

Brighton’s free-kick had been performed into the penalty space with Mwepu attempting an acrobatic overhead kick, though he failed to make contact with the ball and Leicester’s James Justin partially headed clear earlier than Mac Allister smashed the ball into the highest nook.

But after the prolonged stoppage, referee Tony Harrington checked a pitchside monitor and judged that Mwepu, who was offside, had interfered with play.

Luckily for Mac Allister, he nonetheless managed to get on the scoresheet twice. The first was a penalty down the center after very good ability from Trossard had drawn a foul contained in the penalty space from Wilfred Ndidi, earlier than a shocking curling free-kick with the final motion of the match.

More to observe.