Brighton

Alexis Mac Allister scored twice in the high-flying Brighton's 5-2 victory over Leicester, which leaves the Foxes bottom of the Premier League after five ...

It summed up the state of Leicester: a toxic cocktail of angst and sloppiness. Fuelled by perceived injustice, Brighton poured forward and re-took the lead when Gross stabbed forward to Trossard who finished across Ward. Soon after, and against the run of play, Leicester were level. The second half almost started as rapidly as the first. First, Trossard stood the ball up at the back post for March, who atoned by nodding in via a deflection off Thomas. And it’s a constant challenge to try to fill the gaps; that’s the reality of where we are.” Patson Daka levelled for Leicester before the break, but second-half efforts from Leandro Trossard and Mac Allister, who converted a penalty to make it four, secured a deserved victory. Inside a minute, Youri Tielemans outmuscled Solly March and fed Harvey Barnes, who in turn slipped Daka away down the left. Alexis has had to be patient, wait for his time, be disappointed and support the team from the side. He had spent the past 72 hours recalibrating both Leicester’s expectations and his starting line-up. We have to embrace the challenge. It almost felt cruel that with the final kick of the game Alexis Mac Allister curled Brighton’s fifth into the corner of Leicester City’s goal.