Match ends, Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored a 94th-minute winner as Leicester edged past Brighton to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Substitute Iheanacho nodded in from Youri Tielemans' cross to settle an otherwise unremarkable contest.
With both sides making seven changes for the tie, the first half was a slow burner and neither team were able to register a single shot on target.
The second half improved slightly with Andi Zeqiri and Cengiz Under both having efforts ruled out for offside.
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Brendan Rodgers' side, now beaten just once in 13 games, reached the last eight of the competition for the second successive season - and will be boosted by news that a nasty-looking knee injury to James Justin is not as bad as was first feared.
The in-form English full-back landed awkwardly in the second half and seemed to jar his leg on impact with the turf. He was carried off on a stretcher.
Rodgers said: "Hopefully it's not as bad as what it first seemed. He said he could have walked off and after five minutes in the changing room it eased up.
"On first look there's nothing major, which is good news."
The two best openings of a lacklustre 45 minutes fell to Adam Lallana but the Brighton midfielder was unable to work goalkeeper Danny Ward with either of his strikes from outside the area.
The lively Zeqiri curled wide and had a low shot kept out by Leicester's second-choice keeper Ward. At the other end Turkey international Under's effort, following a lovely one-two with James Maddison, was pushed away by Christian Walton.
With the prospect of extra time and penalties looming on a chilly evening, the Foxes played a quick corner deep in injury time and Iheanacho popped up to nod home his fifth of the season.
What they said
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers: "I believe we have improved. The mentality in the team has grown over the past year. Let's see if we can make the next step; let's see who we get.
"Everyone was delighted it wasn't half hour more for extra time. The game was a bit broken and there weren't so many chances.
"You have to keep going and keep fighting. It's another clean sheet, a great win, players getting minutes and getting through to the quarter-finals again."
Brighton manager Graham Potter: "We're disappointed; we put such a lot into the game. There were some tired minds on the pitch and we switched off a little bit.
"Our performance was really good; we more than matched them. We're happy about that but disappointed with the result."
Cup specialist Kelechi - the stats
- Leicester City have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1968-69.
- Leicester remain unbeaten in eight matches in all competitions against Brighton (W6 D2), conceding just twice in this run.
- Brighton have lost their first ever English domestic cup match against Leicester, having progressed from each of their previous three such ties against the Foxes in either the FA Cup or League Cup.
- Brighton have conceded just three goals in the FA Cup this season, all of which came in added on time - the 46th minute against Blackpool, the 96th at Newport and the 94th minute at Leicester.
- Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho scored his 11th FA Cup goal on his 17th appearance in the competition, and his first since January 2020 against Brentford.
- All four shots on target in the match arrived after the 82nd minute (three for Leicester, one for Brighton), including Kelechi Iheanacho's 94th-minute winner.
Player of the match
IheanachoKelechi Iheanacho
Leicester City
Avg
- Squad number14Player nameIheanachoAverage rating
6.94
- Squad number2Player nameJustinAverage rating
6.79
- Squad number10Player nameMaddisonAverage rating
6.50
- Squad number8Player nameTielemansAverage rating
6.42
- Squad number25Player nameNdidiAverage rating
6.21
- Squad number4Player nameSĂśyĂźncĂźAverage rating
6.18
- Squad number9Player nameVardyAverage rating
6.15
- Squad number46Player nameDaley-CampbellAverage rating
6.15
- Squad number28Player nameFuchsAverage rating
6.07
- Squad number20Player nameChoudhuryAverage rating
5.94
- Squad number33Player nameThomasAverage rating
5.87
- Squad number19Player nameĂnderAverage rating
5.80
- Squad number18Player nameAmarteyAverage rating
5.72
- Squad number12Player nameWardAverage rating
5.66
- Squad number17Player nameAyoze PĂŠrezAverage rating
5.26
Brighton & Hove Albion
Avg
- Squad number5Player nameDunkAverage rating
6.70
- Squad number3Player nameWhiteAverage rating
6.47
- Squad number29Player nameZeqiriAverage rating
6.44
- Squad number6Player nameKarbownikAverage rating
6.39
- Squad number15Player nameModerAverage rating
6.39
- Squad number22Player nameTauAverage rating
6.38
- Squad number17Player nameAlzateAverage rating
6.37
- Squad number14Player nameLallanaAverage rating
6.36
- Squad number31Player nameWaltonAverage rating
6.30
- Squad number13Player nameGroĂAverage rating
6.26
- Squad number10Player nameMac AllisterAverage rating
6.23
- Squad number33Player nameBurnAverage rating
6.17
- Squad number8Player nameBissoumaAverage rating
6.10
- Squad number34Player nameVeltmanAverage rating
5.84
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 3-4-3
- 12Ward
- 18Amartey
- 4SĂśyĂźncĂź
- 2JustinSubstituted forFuchsat 75'minutes
- 46Daley-Campbell
- 25NdidiSubstituted forChoudhuryat 62'minutes
- 8TielemansBooked at 52mins
- 33Thomas
- 19Ănder
- 9VardySubstituted forIheanachoat 62'minutes
- 17PĂŠrezBooked at 44minsSubstituted forMaddisonat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Schmeichel
- 6Evans
- 10Maddison
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 15Barnes
- 20Choudhury
- 28Fuchs
- 50Tavares
Brighton
Formation 3-5-2
- 31Walton
- 3WhiteSubstituted forVeltmanat 71'minutes
- 5Dunk
- 33Burn
- 6Karbownik
- 13GroĂ
- 14LallanaSubstituted forBissoumaat 79'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 15Moder
- 17AlzateSubstituted forMac Allisterat 79'minutes
- 22Tau
- 29Zeqiri
Substitutes
- 7Connolly
- 8Bissouma
- 9Maupay
- 10Mac Allister
- 18Welbeck
- 23Steele
- 25Caicedo
- 34Veltman
- 54Weir
- Referee:
- Mike Dean
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away7
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Goal!
Goal! Leicester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
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Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vontae Daley-Campbell.
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Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ănder (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
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Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Cengiz Ănder (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
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Attempt saved. Cengiz Ănder (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Percy Tau.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Steven Alzate.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma replaces Adam Lallana.
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Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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No hys on the blades????
The photo of the blades celebrating the goal is taken from a different match altogether.
It shows McBurnie diving on Sharp?
Mc Burnie wasn't even playing tonight.
BBC Salford don't seem to make these mistakes when their beloved are concerned.
You really couldn't make it up!
The referee should have abandoned the game midway through the second half and banned both teams from the next round.
And I'm a Leicester fan so I'd like to apologise for any neutrals watching on behalf of my team. It must have been truly awful for you guys
Kelechi Iheanacho