Leicester have an amazing start to the new league. Brendan Rogers’ team didn’t seem to have had a disastrous ending last season. In the first rounds Leicester appeared as the very team that at a certain stage competed with Liverpool and Manchester City in the fight for the championship. The Foxes beat Burnley (4:2), defeated West Bromwich (3:0) and even destroyed Manchester City (5:2), earning nine points in their first three meetings. However, already in the next match, Leicester seemed to be replaced. Rogers’ team lost at home to West Ham (0:3) without a single shot on target. However, Leicester are in third place in the Premier League standings. The Foxes were eliminated from the League Cup right away, losing to Arsenal (0:2) and can concentrate on the championship. Leicester’s infirmary has three players: Wilfred Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira and Philip Benkovic. The participation of defenders Johnny Evans and Chaglar Seyuncu is in question.
Brighton is a team with ambition, but these ambitions never succeed in growing into something more. The “seagulls” cannot even grow to the status of a strong middle peasant. Graham Potter’s wards hang around between 13th and 18th places. Judging by results in the new championship, not much has changed for Brighton. First, Potter’s team lost to Chelsea (1:3), then defeated Newcastle (3:0), lost to Manchester United (2:3) and Everton (2:4). Better “Brighton” played only in the League Cup, where this time passed two rounds. In the cup tournament, the Seagulls defeated Portsmouth (4:0) and Preston (2:0), then lost to Manchester United (0:3). Taking into account the previous championship, Brighton has good statistics at a party. The defeat at Everton was Potter’s first away championship fiasco in nine games. This season before meeting the Toffee, the Seagulls have defeated away Preston (2:0) and Newcastle (3:0). The team has Christian Walton and Alireza Jahanbaksh in the infirmary. The participation of Jose Izquierdo, Davy Propper and Tariq Lampty is questionable.
