Football expert Ryan Elliott has two tips for Leicester City's clash with Brighton on Tuesday.
Brighton took a monumentally big step towards Premier League safety as their last-gasp winner against beleaguered Arsenal saw them open a five point cushion to the relegation zone – with their superior goal difference acting as a further safety net.
The Seagulls now face the much tougher prospect of playing a Leicester side who were denied all three points against Watford on Saturday, also in the dying embers of injury time.
Brendan Rodgers’ men didn’t look particularly fluent against The Hornets, and only found their way in front courtesy of an individual moment of magic from Ben Chilwell; it would have been incredibly harsh on Watford to emerge pointless from that game.
Leicester, despite sitting fairly comfortably in 3rd place, have only won four of their last 14 Premier League games (spanning pre and post-lockdown), and it’s looking increasingly likely that they’ll limp over the finish line into a Champions League spot.
However, while Brighton will be full of confidence after their crucial win on Saturday, their record against Leicester in recent years has been wretched.
The Foxes have won four of their last five encounters with Albion, with the one draw during this period coming at The Amex when Leicester had James Maddison sent off after 28 minutes.
It’s safe to say Brighton don’t like playing Leicester, and Jamie Vardy in particular has loved playing against the south coast side.
The lack of a crowd at the King Power will give Graham Potter a little more belief of snatching a result, but Leicester are undoubtedly one of the sides Albion hate facing, and 3/4 for a home win is more than fair.
As I mentioned, Jamie Vardy loves playing against Brighton, and I’m backing him to score first on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old has scored in his last four games against The Seagulls, and his pace is something that has always causes their centre-backs a real headache.
Lewis Dunk and Adam Webster are generally dominant against the more physical centre-forwards, but Vardy’s directness is kryptonite for them, and I expect him to be a thorn in their side once again.
