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High-flying Brighton earn 2-1 victory over Leicester

September 19, 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion's Danny Welbeck scores their second goal Action Images via Reuters

Brighton & Hove Albion secured a 2-1 home win over Leicester City on Sunday thanks to a controversial penalty and a Danny Welbeck header that put them third in the Premier League despite Jamie Vardy's 150th goal in his 250th game for the Foxes.

The visitors will feel hard done by after a number of key decisions went against them, including the one to award Brighton the penalty that saw them open the scoring in the 35th minute.

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