Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 - 2 Leicester City FC
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
17:03It's all over on a goal-filled afternoon at the AMEX Stadium as Leicester end their eight-game Premier League losing streak but relegation continues to loom large for Van Nistelrooy. A pair of Pedro penalties came as just reward for an overall dominant performance from the home side, with an xG of 4.1, but they were unable to score from open play. The Foxes grit kept them in the game, twice coming from behind via Mavididi and Okoli, but their xG of 1.62 tells its own story. Leicester's drop to the Championship is delayed for another week as Brighton's European hopes take a blow ahead of key run of games for the Seagulls.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
17:01FULL-TIME: Brighton 2-2 Leicester
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
17:0117-year-old Evans replaces McAteer for his Premier League debut.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:58As Leicester commit players forward, Brighton almost break in behind, but Hermansen dashes out to make a booming clearance.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:55Substitution Stephy Alvaro Mavididi Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:54That's Brighton's first chance for a while, as Welbeck peels away at the far post, but his weak header is grabbed by Hermansen.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:53Seven minutes added on. Leicester are going for it!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:51OFF THE POST! The woodwork takes another rattling at the AMEX! El Khannous is full of confidence as he steps inside two Brighton challenges and curls past Verbruggen from 20 yards out - but the upright denies him.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:49Daka tries to fizz a low cross-shot past Verebrguggen but the Dutch stopper sticks out a boot to deny him.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:46Brighton are still carrying the greater threat here - with 19 shots compared to Leicester's nine - but the Foxes will be praying for one final opportunity in the game.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:45Another change for Brighton as Gruda is on for Adingra.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:44if Leicester can get a draw here - that closes the gap to safety to 14 points - but Van Nistelrooy realistically needs a win to keep their lingering hopes alive.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:39The big question now is - can Leicester hold on and break their miserable losing streak?
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:37Assist Bilal El Khannouss
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:32Changes incoming for Brighton as Gomez comes on for O'Riley.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:32Yellow Card Lewis Carl Dunk
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:32Substitution Yankuba Minteh Moat Solomon Benjamin March
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:31Skipp dives in late on Pedro over on the far side and picks up a booking.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:31That's Leicester's best chance of the second half! Mavididi slides a pass into Daka in the Brighton box - his run is timed perfectly - but Verbruggen spreads himself to make the block!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:31Leicester have switched things up following those substitutions with Pereira moving into midfield.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:25Yellow Card Memeh Caleb Okoli
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:23A quiet afternoon for Vardy as he is replaced by Daka in Van Nistelrooy's first change.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:23Substitution Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi Oliver William Skipp
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:21Leicester's plan of digging in and hitting Brighton on the couter-attack has again been punctured by Pedro from the penalty spot. What does Van Nistelrooy have in response?
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:18Penalty Goal João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:17PENALTY! After a long hard look, Bond awards Brighton their second spot-kick of the day!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:15Another VAR check for a Brighton penalty as Thomas appears to drag O'Riley to the ground.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:15It's panic stations inside the Foxes box again as O'Riley is inches away from stabbing Minteh's lay-off home. Hermansen just about denies him and the visitors smash away a clearance.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:11Brighton are immediately back on the front foot from the restart as Leicester get all 11 players in behind the ball here at the AMEX Stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
16:08We're back under way!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:55Despite Leicester being on level terms at the break, the live Opta win predictor has them at 11.1% to win, with a draw at 25.9%. Brighton's half-time xG is 2.25, compared to 0.4, and that's reflected in their predicted chances to come back at win rated at 63%
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:54Somehow it's all square at the break here as Leicester drag themselves over the line for the interval. Adingra has been a constant thorn in the Foxes side, with a string of chances for the Ivory Coast international, but it was Pedro's penalty that gave Brighton a deserved lead. Leicester's sporadic threat yielded a goal against the run of play, as Mavididi got the better of Verbruggen, but the hosts have created enough to be in front.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:53HALF-TIME: Brighton 1-1 Leicester
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:50OFF THE POST! Leicester hanging on for the break here as O'Riley tiptoes into the box and rolls an effort against Hermansen's post!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:48Five minutes added on.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:47Yellow Card Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:45Justin gets a little too close to Adingra over on the far side and concedes a free kick plus a final waring from referee Bond. Brighton work the set piece quickly but Pedro's rushed effort from 15 yards is dragged wide.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:45From a first-half that was lacking in spark, Mavididi's equaliser has galvanised Leicester, but they are living dangerously at the back. O'Riley ghosts in between Okoli and Coady in the box but he cannot get enough on a diving header to test Hermansen.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:401-1 LEICESTER ARE LEVEL!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:40Leicester have rallied from that setback and the marauding Thomas almost gets an effort on goal after breaking late in the box but Brighton captain Dunk gets across to make the block.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:37Premier League goal No.9 of the season puts Pedro out in front as Brighton's leading scorer in league action and matches his tally from 2023/24.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:34Yellow Card Mads Hermansen
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:31Penalty Goal João Pedro Junqueira de Jesus
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:30Darren Bond has been sent to the pitchside monitor after Adingra's low shot appeared to strike Coady on the arm.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:30Yellow Card Conor David Coady
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:27Van Nistelrooy is out on the edge of his technical area barking instructions to his Leicester players as Welbeck heads a half-chance wide.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:26That's Leicester's best opening so far as Mavididi storms away down the left, but as he checks past Hinshelwood on the edge of the box, he loses compsure and blazes over!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:24Leicester win their first corner of the game but Ndidi's header flies high over Verbruggen's crossbar.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:21Adingra vs. Justin is the key battle so far and it's the Brighton star causing all the problems. The Seagulls No.11 speeds past his marker, but under pressure from Okoli, his driven effort is blocked at the near post by Hermansen.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:18Leicester have settled back down after that Brighton flurry of attacking pressure but we are yet to see anything from Vardy and Co. at the other end of the AMEX Stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:15Brighton are starting to turn up the heat on Leicester now, as Adingra again twists away from Justin, and on a tight angle from 12 yards out, he bends an effort just beyond Hermansen's post.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:12BIG CHANCE FOR BRIGHTON! Leicester just lose concentration for a moment, as Adingra gets past Justin inside Foxes' box, but Minteh cannot steer his dinked cross back on target, and the visitors survive.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:11Leicester look more solid in the opening stages than they did in defeat to Newcastle with Justin and Thomas tucked in very close to Coady and Okoli. However, the Foxes have kept just one Premier League clean sheet all season - back on October 5th, in a 1-0 home win over Bournemouth.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:09First half-chance of the game, as Soumare is slow to read Okoli's pass, and Welbeck's deflected strike from the edge of the box is easily gathered by Hermansen.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:08Yellow Card Bilal El Khannouss
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:06A low-key start here on a sunny Brighton afternoon with the hosts dominating the early possession and Leicester looking to sit in. Adingra's charge down the left forces the game's first corner, as Justin gets across to make a key block, but the Foxes clear away.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
15:01KICK-OFF: We're underway at the AMEX Stadium!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:46It's two personnel changes from Van Nistelrooy and a tweak to his tactical formation from the home defeat to Newcastle. Okoli replaces Wout Faes at the heart of the defence, as Leicester switch to a back four, and McAteer is preferred to Daka in behind Vardy.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:40Hurzeler makes three changes from the starting XI which lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace last time out. Jan Paul van Hecke misses out due to a one-game ban after being sent off at Selhurst Park and Kaoru Mitoma is sidelined with a heel injury. Baleba slots into defence in place of Van Hecke with Ayari in midfield, as Gomez drops to the bench and Pedro and Adingra start.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:35LEICESTER SUBS: Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jordan Ayew, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira, Oliver Skipp, Wayo Coulibaly, Jakub Stolarczyk, Olabade Aluko, Jake Evans.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:35LEICESTER (4-2-3-1): Mads Hermansen, James Justin, Caleb Okoli, Conor Coady, Luke Thomas; Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare; Bilal El Khanouss, Kasey McAteer, Stephy Mavididi; Jamie Vardy.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:30BRIGHTON SUBS: Solly March, Brajan Gruda, Eiran Cashin, Diego Gomez, Mats Wieffer, Carl Rushworth, Charlie Tasker, Freddie Simmonds, Harry Howell.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:30BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Jack Hinshelwood, Carlos Baleba, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Matt O'Riley, Yasin Ayari; Yankuba Minteh, Joao Pedro, Simon Adingra; Danny Welbeck.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:30Visitors Leicester are staring down the barrel of Premier League relegation in the coming weeks with the Foxes currently a whopping 15 points away from top-flight safety. The Foxes were brushed aside by Newcastle in their last game and Ruud van Nistelrooy's side have lost eight in a row in the Premier League.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:30Brighton head into this weekend's Premier League action in 9th place in the table with the Seagulls on the edge of the European qualification race. However, Fabian Hurzeler's side have lost back-to-back league games against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, with just one league win in their last four league outings.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
14:30Hello and welcome along to live coverage of the Premier League clash between Brighton and Leicester City at the AMEX Stadium.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leicester City
13:00Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
