Brendan Rodgers Robert Sanchez Danny Welbeck Jamie Vardy Harvey Barnes Luke Thomas Marc Albrighton Evan Ferguson Leicester City county Lewis Ireland Leicester Sanchez Brighton Premier League soccer Sport as Brendan Rodgers Robert Sanchez Danny Welbeck Jamie Vardy Harvey Barnes Luke Thomas Marc Albrighton Evan Ferguson Leicester City county Lewis Ireland Leicester Sanchez Brighton

Evan Ferguson strikes again as Brighton battle to point against Leicester

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Evan Ferguson's late header rescued a deserved Premier League point for Brighton at Leicester.The substitute nodded in to clinch a 2-2 draw and maintain the Seagulls' assault on the top five.It's the Republic of Ireland striker’s third league goal of the season following strikes against Arsenal and Everton.Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton had struck for the hosts to cancel out Kaoru Mitoma's sensational opener.It is still the first time the Foxes have earned a point after falling behind this season.Brighton dominated and were denied a penalty when Danny Welbeck was clipped by Luke Thomas with Solly March wasting a glorious chance just before Barnes' strike.The Seagulls missed the chance to move into the Premier League's top five - but climbed to sixth - while Leicester moved up to 14th in a congested mid-table.There seemed little for the visitors to worry about from the start and Robert Sanchez and Lewis Dunk combined to usher the ball away from Jamie Vardy, who endured another quiet afternoon.Boss Brendan Rodgers, somewhat apologetically conceded in the week, time is catching up with his star man who has scored just once in the league this season.Even after netting 17 times in 33 outings last campaign, there had been little to suggest this term the former England man would be able to roll back the years many more times.A heavy touch and an early clatter from behind by Pervis Estupinan highlighted the forward is simply just slowing down.Goalscoring has not necessarily been an issue for the Foxes - their tally of 28 is the best in the bottom half - but they need to find more to continue to disrupt the market as they previously managed.Even with Brighton's high-risk slow build-up from the back, the hosts were unable to

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