Summary

  • New Leicester manager Rodgers watching from stands today

  • Foxes sacked Puel on Sunday after 4-1 Palace defeat

  • Last PL win for either Leicester or Brighton was New Year's Day

  • Brighton only three points above relegation zone

  1. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Just like that, Brighton are almost level. Ricardo Pereira's throw-in is straight to an Albion player, who finds Pascal Gross and his 20-yard rifled effort is deflected over the bar by Harry Maguire. Kasper Schmeichel would have been in trouble there.

  2. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Leicester press Brighton from front to back. The Seagulls just can't get going really.

  3. YELLOW CARDpublished at 23 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Excellent play by City. Youri Tielemans finds Harvey Barnes with a good pass and the youngster has Martin Montoya on toast as he speeds past the Spaniard.

    Montoya fouls him - but still can't stop him - and eventually when the ball goes out for a corner, the referee books Montoya.

  4. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    It's been a bright opening 20 minutes by Leicester, with Ben Chilwell playing like some kind of English Jordi Alba on the left.

    Seven shots already for the Foxes as Brendan Rodgers watches.

  5. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Shane Duffy is holding his torso, his ribs maybe - I'm not a doctor - after that meaty header where he clattered into a few Leicester defenders to get the ball.

  6. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Brighton win the first corner of the game as Gaetan Bong's cross is blocked by Ricardo Pereira.

    The big lads come forward and Shane Duffy heads over from six yards. That's more like it from Albion.

  7. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    No response so far by Brighton, who haven't won a Premier League game in 2019 and have really slipped into the relegation mix.

  8. Postpublished at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    Demarai Gray, still only 22, has scored four goals in the Premier League this season, his highest tally in a league campaign since he netted six in the 2014-15 Championship with Birmingham.

  9. Postpublished at 14 mins

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    It's almost a second for Demarai Gray. It's a quick attack and Ben Chilwell pulls it back to Gray, but this time Mat Ryan is equal to his effort down low by his right post. Jamie Vardy lashes the rebound over.

    Demarai GrayImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Leicester 1-0 Brighton

    England boss Gareth Southgate is watching this game, with FA technical director Les Reed.

    Demarai Gray has only been capped by England up to Under-21 level.

  11. goal

    GOAL - Leicester 1-0 Brightonpublished at 10 mins

    Demarai Gray

    Leicester start life without Claude Puel with the opening goal against Brighton. It's a good team goal too.

    Harvey Barnes wins the ball on the halfway line and passes it to Youri Tielemans. The Belgian takes it on a bit before slipping through a perfect ball for Demarai Gray, who times his run well and slams it past keeper Mat Ryan - who did get a bit of a touch.

    Demarai Gray scoresImage source, Reuters
    Leicester CelebrateImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    Anthony Knockaert overhits a cross for Brighton, who are yet to have a chance, and Kasper Schmeichel holds onto it.

  13. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    Leicester's Monaco loanee Youri Tielemans is a good player, he has a crack from outside the box but it's stopped by Lewis Dunk - back from injury today.

  14. Postpublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    The last time either of these sides won a Premier League game was New Year's Day.

  15. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    Fine play by James Maddison to ghost past a couple of defenders, he squares it to Jamie Vardy, whose shot is blocked by Shane Duffy. And then Harvey Barnes has a shot blocked too. Davy Propper gets it away.

    James MaddisonImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    Youri Tielemans sprays a great ball out left to Harvey Barnes, who gets into the box and goes down following a tackle. Quarter-hearted calls from the fans for a penalty. No chance.

  17. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    James Maddison wins an early free-kick from Dale Stephens for Leicester. A good atmosphere at the King P.

    Maddison's free-kick is headed straight away.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Leicester 0-0 Brighton

    Under way.

  19. Postpublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Leicester caretaker Mike Stowell has a hands-free headset on. Not sure who he's in communication with.

    Brendan Rodgers isn't wearing one, I just checked.

  20. 'Rodgers couldn't do any more at Celtic'published at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2019

    Tony Pulis
    Middlesbrough manager on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You need results and in today's game you need players behind you as well. Claude Puel has found that difficult at Southampton and Leicester. Brendan is going in there and he is a big personality. He couldn't do any more at Celtic, that job was finished for him