Brighton Post Match

[lifted*fox]

Good GOD! WTF?!

One minute I find myself sitting here enjoying 2-0, then hoping we can hold onto 2-1, then we're losing 3-2?

That is fooking awful.

Pearson, please sort it the fook out!

Here's to a home win against Bristol on Saturday!

[Samilktray]

Only one man can save us from this mess....

[lee7]

****ing shit. We shouldn't be losing to a poor brighton side who haven't won at home all season untill tonight.

[DB11]

fook off back to Liverpool Martin and Hobbs!

[Rich Fox]

I cant believe what a shower of shit this team is they have abslutely no backbone. Cant stand bloody radio leicester hyping this team up and who does stringer think he having a go at fans booing. I used to be a fan of mandaric but he can fook off after his comments about the blue army. The only thing we have got thats any good at lcfc is the fans you cheer when they win and boo when there crap thats what being a fan is all about im devestated with this result and i think the season is over now we might even go down.

[Asha]

They can't use the 'we can't play at home' card either.

Absolute b*llocks result.

David Martin - Fcuk off.

[James.]

To the knee-jerk crew - IT IS OCTOBER.

[Jonezy]

Shell shocked.

Disallowed goal, penalty not given, 2 long range goals against and a own goal late to top it. Fed up with heart breaks like this, does this happen for other clubs so often too?

3 points in 4 games is not very promising. Maybe time to loan some fresh blood Pearson.

[Collymore]

What does Nigel say to them? I hope he doesn't over complicate it and we get that bloody psychological curse we had last season

[Nod.E]

Henderson hasn't let a goal in all season.

Play the ****er.

Martin is an awful long range shot stopper. I've seen one or two, and now I've heard this.

[FilboFox]

Oh dear lord... 2-0 up at half time and we blow it. I'm all for supporting Pearson but if that continues, he'll be losing the support of the fans VERY quickly.

[Corky]

I always wondered why I got nervous when we were in the lead, now I know why.

I thought the days of us throwing leads away carelessly had gone somewhat.

[Legend_in_blue]

MM never learns. He should have kept quiet. Tonights result will only further irritate the boo boys having read what he said earlier.

All MM manages to do is stir it up when focus and professionalism is required to deal with the job on the field.

[Maybes]

We need to win on Saturday otherwise the Boo boys will not stop!

Will be interesting to see the perspective of the fans that made the journey.

Its a very disappointed results considering the start to the season that we had made. All in all though at least we are still at the right end.

[RowlattsFox]

Was it actually Martins fault?

[Daggers]

I don't like the word ****. But they're all c*nts.

And why the hell is Martin in the side? He's gash.

And you base that critique of his performance on what exactly?

[Salieri]

fook shit bollocks wank

[Thracian]

Who was it started talking about how many potential points we'd get from the next five games?

[martyn]

Penalty or not, disallowed goal or not, if you allow a piss poor outfit like Brigthon to score 3 goals in a half against you then you deserve everything that's coming.

[jimmer]

I fear the players' confidence will be completely shattered after this

I'm inclined to agree. Will be interesting to see what happens on saturday.

We seem to have a real problem in the centre mid position, need some real steel in there.

I'm just simply AMAZED.

Commentators kept going on about poor distribution from the defence....a Kisnorbo trait maybe. Not a prob when Morrison was in.

ps. Martin clearly is not cutting it at this level.......which speaks for itself.

:@ :@

[dandannieldanok]

To the knee-jerk crew - IT IS OCTOBER.

The irony is that most of the knee-jerkers in this thread were the ones lambasting those who criticised the team after Saturday.

[Fox You Forest]

To the knee-jerk crew - IT IS OCTOBER.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Where has all the optimism gone? Where are all the people who attacked those who were negative about Walsall and Northampton? Why is everyone overreacting? This defeat was predictable given the last few performances but 90% of people blinkered themselves to the fact we didn't lose the last two games.

I don't think it was too obvious at 2-0 up, controlling the game by the sounds of it.

Losing a 2-0 lead, and losing the game, is of course going to provoke these reactions. Like I've said I try to be as optimistic as possible, I thought we were going to stay up until the ref finally blew his whistle at Stoke, but this is really not good enough.

Brighton are a poor side as it is, and one that's had it's best players withdrawn due to injury.

I'm not overreacting to the season as a whole, saying it will be a failure but with this result, no optimism can be taken. There are no positives from a game like this. None.

The players can't let this affect them but they need to get themselves together befor the next match.

This is where Pearson must prove his worth and give these players a shot in the arm.

[Steven]

From the OS.

Brighton vs Leicester City 3 - 2

Leicester City surrendered a two goal lead as they went down 3-2 against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Withdean Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Matty Fryatt's 10th and 11th goals of the season looked to have put the Foxes on their way to victory, but a Bradley Johnson second half double and a late Jack Hobbs own goal condemned the visitors to only their second league defeat of the campaign.

It was disappointing to say the least for City who looked in total command at the break, but the Seagulls completely turned the game on its head in the second 45 minutes and somehow came away with all three points.

City created the first real chance of the game on six minutes when he cut inside Tommy Elphick from the left before getting a shot in on goal, but 'keeper John Sullivan was equal to the task and blocked his effort before pouncing on the loose ball.

At the other end, Hobbs had to be alert to clear Kevin McLeod's low cross into the box a minute later.

McLeod fired high and wide from a free-kick on nine minutes before former Fox Robbie Savage was booked for a foul on Max Gradel a minute later.

It was then Gradel's turn to shoot high and wide in the 11th minute after some neat work by captain for the evening Steve Howard.

Patrick Kisnorbo was then booked for a foul on loanee Johnson on 14 minutes before Sullivan had to back peddle to gather Colin Hawkins' header with Fryatt ready to pounce.

Howard shot over the bar after some impressive wing play by Fryatt in the 17th minute before the former Luton man had a goal disallowed for offside three minutes later - his fifth chalked off effort of the campaign.

He rose highest to head home Gradel's pin-point cross from the right off the underside of the bar but the referee's assistant dampened his celebrations with a raised flag.

Johnson again put his long range shot over the bar on 24 minutes after some neat build-up play by the hosts.

The Foxes almost took the lead on 32 minutes but following a goalmouth scramble involving Fryatt, Lloyd Dyer and Howard, Sullivan was just able to drop on the ball to divert the danger.

However, the visitors did take the lead in the 34th minute when Gradel's cross was only half cleared by skipper Steven Thomson and Fryatt was on hand to steer the ball home from close range for the opener.

A last ditch tackle from Aleksandar Tunchev thwarted Adam Virgo on 40 minutes then from the resulting corner, Virgo's shot was blocked on the line by a melee of Foxes defenders.

But the visitors doubled their lead a minute later thanks to Fryatt's second of the game.

Howard flicked on Dave Martin's clearance, freeing Dyer whose deep cross found Gradel at the back post before the winger fired the ball back across goal and Fryatt did the rest much to the travelling Blue Army's delight.

Andy King almost made it three in injury time but Sullivan parried his driven shot for another Foxes corner. Matt Richards was then booked for dissent.

However, City could be more than pleased with their first half work as they went into half-time two goals to the good.

Brighton made two changes at the start of the second half with Savage and McLeod making way for Kevin Thornton and Dean Cox.

Fryatt's shot was blocked by Tommy Elphick on 47 minutes before Kisnorbo headed inches over from Dyer's dangerous corner moments later.

Andrew Whing headed over the City bar in the 53rd minute from Cox's corner before referee Keith Hill somehow waved away City penalty protests on 58 minutes when it seemed as though Fryatt had been clearly been brought down by Sullivan inside the box.

However, the home side reduced the deficit in the 59th minute when debutant Johnson netted from long range after the ball had taken a wicked deflection off Kisnorbo, leaving Martin with no chance.

Howard was booked for a foul on Cox on 62 minutes before Gradel's shot was blocked by Whing in the 68th minute for a flag-kick.

Martin got down well to deny Virgo two minutes later whilst at the opposite end, Howard's turn and shot was saved by Sullivan on 73 minutes.

Brighton continued to up the anti in search of an equaliser and Cox shot over before Joe Anyinsah tried his luck from distance but as Martin raced out, the winger could not

keep his lob down and the ball bounced out for a goal-kick.

Bruno Berner was the third City player cautioned on 80 minutes as was Elphick for retaliation.

Fryatt was at it again as the minutes ticked away but saw his shot fly inches over the bar from the right hand angle.

But Johnson levelled matters six minutes from time with another thunderbolt from distance, which left Martin with little chance.

Nicky Adams replaced Gradel on 86 minutes but it went from bad to worse for City late on when Jack Hobbs turned the ball into his own net from Anyinsah's cross two minutes from time.

King looked to draw his side level in stoppage time but it was not to be and City disappointingly fell to their first away league defeat of the campaign.

City: Martin, Hobbs, Kisnorbo, Tunchev, Powell, Gradel (Adams 86), King A, Berner, Dyer, Howard ©, Fryatt. Subs not used: Henderson, Morrison, Hayles, Mattock.

Albion: Sullivan, Whing, Thomson ©, McLeod (Cox 45), Richards, Hawkins, Virgo, Elphick, Johnson, Anyinsah, Savage (Thornton 45). Subs not used: El-Abd, Livermore, Fraser.

Yellow Cards

City: Kisnorbo (14), Howard (62), Berner (80)

Albion: Savage (10), Richards (45), Elphick (80)

Referee: Keith Hill

Attendance: 6,282 (832 away)

[NorthernFox]

I feel like I did last season after many game.

I have nothing to say. I just feel numb and speechless. Fooking Pathetic.

AAAAARGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!. What he said. Annoyed beyond belief. Fooking equaliser was bad enough, but tomorrows another day. Keep the faith.