Brightonvs.Leicester

The Seagulls are looking to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend which has seen them slip to ninth in the table and six points behind the top five with seven games left to play.

Meanwhile, the Foxes appear doomed as they have lost each of their last eight league games, including a 3-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on Monday, and sit 15 points adrift of safety.

Ahead of this weekend's contest, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 44

Brighton wins: 15

Draws: 10

Leicester wins: 19

Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City have faced each other a total of 44 times across all competitions and it is the Foxes who marginally lead the overall head-to-head record having posted 19 wins to the Seagulls' 15, while there have also been 10 draws played out between the two clubs.

Their very first meeting took place back in January 1931 when Brighton beat Leicester 2-1 away from home in one of only two FA Cup encounters between the two sides, along with a 1-0 home victory for the Foxes in February 2021 when they went on to win the competition that year.

Brighton and Leicester had to wait until 1978 for their first league meeting in the old Division Two, with the Foxes winning 4-1 on home soil which still represents their biggest ever win over the Seagulls to date.

The following three league encounters were all won by Brighton, before Leicester responded by coming out on top in seven of their next 10 across the second and third divisions.

After the Championship was rebranded in 2004, Brighton won four and drew three of their 10 encounters with Leicester, including a 4-1 away win in the 2013-14 campaign - one of only six defeats suffered by the Foxes en route to winning the second-tier title.

Three years later, Brighton and Leicester butted heads for the first time in the Premier League and it was the Foxes who initially dominated this fixture, accumulating 20 points across their first eight games (W6 D2).

However, Brighton have since put together a five-game unbeaten run against Leicester, including a 5-2 home win in September 2022, although they have drawn their last two meetings, most recently throwing away a two-goal lead with just four minutes remaining to draw 2-2 at the King Power Stadium in December 2024.

Previous meetings

Dec 08, 2024: Leicester 2-2 Brighton (Premier League)

Jan 21, 2023: Leicester 2-2 Brighton (Premier League)

Sep 04, 2022: Brighton 5-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Jan 23, 2022: Leicester 1-1 Brighton (Premier League)

Oct 27, 2021: Leicester 2-2 Brighton (EFL Cup Last 16)

Sep 19, 2021: Brighton 2-1 Leicester (Premier League)

Mar 06, 2021: Brighton 1-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Feb 10, 2021: Leicester 1-0 Brighton (FA Cup Fifth Round)

Dec 13, 2020: Leicester 3-0 Brighton (Premier League)

Jun 23, 2020: Leicester 0-0 Brighton (Premier League)

Nov 23, 2019: Brighton 0-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Feb 26, 2019: Leicester 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)

Nov 24, 2018: Brighton 1-1 Leicester (Premier League)

Mar 31, 2018: Brighton 0-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Aug 19, 2017: Leicester 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)

Apr 08, 2014: Leicester 1-4 Brighton (Championship)

Dec 07, 2013: Brighton 3-1 Leicester (Championship)

Apr 06, 2013: Brighton 1-1 Leicester (Championship)

Oct 23, 2012: Leicester 1-0 Brighton (Championship)

Feb 04, 2012: Brighton 1-0 Leicester (Championship)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

Dec 08, 2024: Leicester 2-2 Brighton (Premier League)

Jan 21, 2023: Leicester 2-2 Brighton (Premier League)

Sep 04, 2022: Brighton 5-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Jan 23, 2022: Leicester 1-1 Brighton (Premier League)

Sep 19, 2021: Brighton 2-1 Leicester (Premier League)

Mar 06, 2021: Brighton 1-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Dec 13, 2020: Leicester 3-0 Brighton (Premier League)

Jun 23, 2020: Leicester 0-0 Brighton (Premier League)

Nov 23, 2019: Brighton 0-2 Leicester (Premier League)

Feb 26, 2019: Leicester 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)

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Oliver Thomas