'Leicester Battled So Hard' – Elliott's Take On Brighton Reverse

- Leicester City were beaten 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion at AMEX Stadium on Sunday
- The Foxes had three VAR decisions go against them throughout the encounter in Falmer
- Former defender Matt Elliott believes City were unfortunate not to get more from the clash
- But Elliott says there are certainly areas where Leicester must improve in their game

The Foxes fell behind midway through the first half after a contentious VAR call awarded the Seagulls a penalty kick for a handball offence against Jannik Vestergaard, despite the Danish centre-back being pulled by Neal Maupay, who ultimately netted the spot-kick.

Danny Welbeck's header doubled the advantage for Graham Potter's men on the south coast, but Jamie Vardy's 150th competitive goal for the Club gave the visitors hope. City twice had the ball in the back of Brighton's net, through Ademola Lookman and Wilfred Ndidi, but VAR stepped in to disallow both.

Reflecting on the action in Falmer, Elliott, who was a part of LCFC Radio's live matchday coverage, says the Foxes were punished for a slow start, but were not helped by a range of officiating decisions which could have gone another way in different circumstances. 

"It to and froed a little bit in terms of teams who were dominant and in control of the game," the former City defender said. "Leicester made a sloppy start to the second half and conceded the second goal. That was ultimately a killer blow. They really piled the pressure on after that though.

"In that respect, there’s lots to take heart and confidence from. They were able to force themselves back into the game and they’re extremely unlucky not to come away with something when all’s said and done."

Despite the frustrations which persist after full-time in Brighton, Elliott ultimately believes the visitors could have done more to prevent themselves from relying on refereeing decisions. He does, though, say the Foxes deserved at least a point from a breathless encounter with the south coast outfit.

"If you allow yourself to be in that position, 2-0 down, against Premier League opposition, then it’s going to be an uphill task," he added. "There’s lots to look at there, particularly defending set pieces. There are three massive instances to talk about too.

"It just feels unjust because Leicester battled so hard to get themselves back into the game. You feel for them and, in fairness, Brighton were the better team in the first half. In the second half, it felt a little bit like Thursday night.

"Then, Napoli deserved something out of the game, and today you feel Leicester deserved something out of the game too."