Leicester had two men sent off, finished the game with eight men and conceded a 90th minute winner to Brighton at the Amex Stadium this afternoon. Jermaine Beckford's dismissal seemed harsh in the 53rd minute after an apparent foul on Brighton's Dunk. Both sides were down to 10 men when Sparrow received his marching orders, 5 minutes from time. However, with 18 seconds left on the clock, Will Buckley slotted the winner into the bottom left hand corner for the home side. Three minutes into injury time, Neil Danns received City's second red card of the game after his second bookable offence. Having used all three substitutions, Leicester were down to 8 men when substitute Delfouneso limped off shortly after.
The defeat leaves City languishing in the bottom half of the Championship with just 10 points from the last 10 league games. Only 5 other Championship teams have secured a worse tally in that time period. Even the most ardent Leicester fan would have to concede that the play-offs are unreachable this term. Last season, a tally of 75 points was needed to secure 6th place. On that basis, City would need to notch up 36 more points from their final 17 games, a completely unrealistic goal on current form. If you disagree, consider this fact: February 2011 was the last time Leicester notched up two successive league wins, a depressing and sobering statistic...
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