Leicester City still cannot find the net, as they played out a goalless draw against Brighton at the King Power Stadium in Tuesday’s night game that just ended some few minutes ago. All thanks to their brilliant goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel for his heroics at the goalpost.
The only chance that came in the game and ended up being saved by the goalkeeper, was Neal Maupay’s saved penalty. The Frenchman saw his first-half spot-kick brilliantly held by Kasper Schmeichel low to his right.
The spot-kick save by Kasper Schmeichel was the only time he was busy for 90-minutes, as the game lacked everything.
The Leicester City captain, made one save in the entire contest but it was key as he guessed the right way to keep out Maupay’s thumping penalty, awarded after Justin James bundled over Aaron Connolly in the area.
The point consolidated Leicester’s hold on third place in the table, nine points clear of Manchester United in fifth, while Brighton moved six points away from the relegation zone.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers may be concerned by his side’s downturn in form in the second half of the season – they have won only one of their past seven-game, having at one stage been the nearest rivals to runaway league leaders, Liverpool.
At the other end, the statistics will show Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan as having made two stops, although they were more akin to pass backs than efforts on goal.
Leicester playmaker James Maddison barely made a mark on the game – he lashed a shot over in frustration while striker Jamie Vardy’s wait for his 100th Premier League goal continues.
This result will clearly give the likes of Chelsea and others hope to get into the top four, as at it stands, both the third and fourth spots are still widely open.