With 12 points from five games, Brighton have made their best start to a league campaign since 2015-16 in the Championship (13), while this is their best ever points tally after five games in a top-flight season.Brighton registered their first league victory against Leicester since April 2014 in the Championship (winless in eight against the Foxes prior to today) and their first in the top-flight since April 1981.It's part of football unfortunately but we know we've had a bit of luck to get the three points." Opta stats There were times when margins didn't go our way last season. Potter: "I haven't watched them back but the offside ones felt tight to me. I don't think there's any doubt that we should have had at least one of those as a goal." We didn't have the luck on our side and that's ultimately cost us. It's a great leap, a great header and at no time was the 'keeper ever blocked from viewing it. "But for Wilf's goal, 'Barnsey' is moving out everything's in front of the goalkeeper - he can see it. I think he can still see the ball but I can understand that one, that Barnes is maybe half-blocking him.
Rodgers: "I can see a little bit on Ade's one where Barnes' run is maybe blocking him a bit - the 'keeper is maybe thinking Jannik is going to head it so it catches him by surprise. Graham Potter says it was a great win for his Brighton side against Leicester this afternoon, making it four wins in five Leicester finally looked to have equalised through Ndidi's header but Barnes was ruled to have obstructed Sanchez for a second time and Brighton held on, Duffy and Lewis Dunk typically dogged as the Foxes' late charge proved in vain. Momentum looked firmly with Leicester but though the visitors appeared to have secured an equaliser when Lookman scuffed into the back of the net, it was ruled out after the VAR again upheld the onfield decision of an offside flag, with Barnes judged to be in Sanchez's line of sight.Ĭaglar Soyuncu headed wide inside the box with just over 10 minutes remaining as Leicester kept the pressure on in search of a leveller, while Barnes saw his shot deflected onto the bar. Law 11 from the IFAB Laws of the Game 2021/22 says that a player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched by a team-mate is penalised on becoming involved in active play by - among other things - "preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision".