Leicester City scored two late goals to come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Brighton and Hove Albion.

The Seagulls looked on course for a comfortable victory, with a superb first half goal from Tariq Lamptey having been followed by Yankuba Mintehthe 79 minute effort.

Again Leicester talisman Jamie Vardy train Ruud van NistelrooyThe Foxes are back in the competition as he came close to staging a grandstand finish.

And Vardy was involved in the equalizer in stoppage time, launching Bobby De Cordova-Reid to compete and claim a draw in dramatic fashion.

The result leaves Leicester 16th in the table, five points above the relegation zone and unbeaten in two matches under new manager Van Nistelrooy. Brighton are seventh, three points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.

How the match went

The visitors had the better of the opening exchanges, with João Pedro volley wide after 14 minutes before Pervis Estupinán tested Mads Hermansen remotely several times, and Kaoru Mitoma wasted a golden opportunity by shooting at close range.

It took something far more spectacular to finally break the deadlock, Lamptey coming from the right flank and curling a beauty into the far corner to give his side the lead with eight minutes remaining before half-time .

Leicester were a little livelier in the second half, with Vardy having a shot at the near post blocked by Jan Paul van Heckebefore Joao Pedro saw a shot saved by Jannik Vestergaard at the other end.

It was Brighton who found the next moment of quality, when Minteh raced down the left before cutting into the area, teasing the recovering Leicester defenders and drilling low into the left corner.

But Vardy’s impeccable finish in the 86th minute made for a tense finale for Brighton, and Leicester earned a memorable point when Igor Julio was caught in possession, with De Cordova-Reid on hand for a simple finish from Vardy’s pass.

Foxes find a way

For much of this competition, Leicester struggled to lay a glove on a Brighton side firmly in control.

But their ability to fight back and claim a draw sums up a team that looks set to fight for every possible point this season, and new boss Van Nistelrooy remains undefeated.

Leicester rarely impressed with their performances, but continued until the end, the third time this season they have scored a crucial goal in injury time.

Having also equalized in the second half against Tottenham Hotspur And Evertontheir ability to stay alive in games might be what gives them the edge in the battle to stay alive.

It certainly gives Van Nistelrooy something to work with, even if elements of this performance will have preoccupied him.

Leicester conceded too many chances in their victory against West Ham United Tuesday and struggled to create enough of themselves in this match, but came away with four points from the Dutchman’s first two matches in charge, which is a testament to their character.

Brighton continues to cause confusion

Such is Brighton’s record against teams at the bottom of the Premier League, that Fabien Hurzeler will probably feel that if they managed to get things right, they might even have been outside of the title contenders this season.

The Seagulls have failed to win a game against teams ranked 14th or lower since their 3-0 win over Everton on matchday one, failing to beat Ipswich Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton and now Leicester at this time.

Their success this season has largely been based on their results against the opponents around them, with their last five league wins before this game coming against Manchester UnitedSpurs, Newcastle United, Manchester City And AFC Bournemouth.

If they had collected more points from games they expected to win, Hurzeler’s team would find themselves right at the top of the table.

Instead, they will reflect on two dropped points as they appeared to wilt in the face of Leicester’s late onslaught.

Most of this match was fairly straightforward for the visitors, but a lack of concentration in the closing stages meant they were unable to improve on their run against teams lower down in the table, hampering their high hopes for the campaign.

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Key facts

Nine of Brighton’s 10 outfielders who started this game saved a shot or created a chance, with Georgino Rutter the only starting player not to do so.

Brighton have now failed to win any of their seven Premier League away matches against Leicester City (D4 L3), the most meetings against an away team without recording a single victory (also 7 against Manchester City at the Etihad). .

Brighton & Hove Albion have failed to win two of the last three Premier League matches in which they have led by more than 2 goals (1 win, 2 draws), as many as their previous 40 (38 wins, 2 draws). ).

Aged 37 years and 332 days, Leicester’s Vardy is the second-oldest player in Premier League history to both score and assist in a single match, after Ryan Giggs against Fulham in December 2011 ( 38 years and 22 days).