Leicester boss Miquel urges caution despite easing relegation fears

Leicester City eased their relegation fears with a 3-2 victory over Brighton, a result which moves them six points clear of bottom club Crystal Palace with five games remaining.

However, manager Amandine Miquel was keen to stress that her side's job is far from done, insisting they aren't safe until the whistle blows in the final match of the season.

"3-2 is a good performance but not ideal. It moves us six points [clear] but maybe it's back to three next week. We're just waiting for the whistle of the last game and hoping we're in a good position," Miquel said.

"We had six [matches] left [before facing Brighton]. So we said that's 18 points. We said we have to go for all of them. I said to them feel free to take them all if you want. We know it's going to be hard, we've got tough opponents, but we have to think like that. Whoever is the opponent, we want to win and do our best."

Leicester were the better side for the majority of their five-goal thriller with Brighton, taking a 3-0 lead into the half-time break and punishing their visitors on the counter-attack – something which pleased Miquel, who has been trying to instil that style of play since being appointed manager in July 2024.

"It's taken a long [time] for the players to get it and I still think we can improve on that and score more. Even today, some of the passes in behind were too long. But if the group continues to respond well to the process, we will build a stronger team."

Miquel also praised Saori Takarada, who scored her first goal of the season: "I'm really happy for her. She wanted to show she could be an offensive threat and that was the case today."