Leicester suffered their first back to back defeats of the season at the Amex Stadium this afternoon. The result sees the Foxes slip to third place in the table, just one point behind Burnley and QPR. The Foxes face both of those teams in their next two Championship fixtures. Sandwiched in between those games, the small matter of Manchester City's visit in the Capital One Cup. It would be fair to say that the next three games could go a long way towards defining Leicester City's season.
Leicester never found second gear today. They found themselves behind in the 9th minute, Lopez finding Barnes at the far post after a poor Schmeichel clearance. In the 28th minute, Brighton doubled their advantage as Craig Conway chested down a cross-field ball and fired an excellent shot into the bottom corner from outside of the box. Just after the hour mark, King's headed goal from a Knockaert free kick gave City hope. However, a clumsy challenge from Morgan, less than fifteen minutes from time, gifted the home side a penalty and killed off Leicester's challenge. Barnes slotted home the spot kick for his second of the game.
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