London (AFP)
The interruption of more than three months due to the coronavirus did not succeed in Leicester, kept in check at home (0-0) by the poorly classified Brighton, Tuesday for the 31st day of the Premier League.
This small point allows the men of Brendan Rodgers, 3rd with 55 units, to get out of reach of Chelsea, 4th with 51 and who will receive Manchester City Thursday.
Brighton takes a precious point in the race for maintenance. The South England team, 15th, has a 5-point mattress in the red zone.
Already winner of Arsenal (2-1) on Saturday for his recovery, Brighton seemed more legged than the Foxes who could not have done better than a draw (1-1) in another poorly classified, Watford.
But the Seagulls let their chance pass in the first act with a penalty stopped by Kasper Schmeichel (16th).
Neal Maupay, great host of the game against the Gunners by unintentionally causing the injury to goalkeeper Bernd Leno and especially by scoring the victorious goal in stoppage time, saw the Danish goalkeeper dive on the right side to block his tense shot but not precise enough .
Despite 67% of possession, Leicester never managed to set the pace in the match and create truly dangerous opportunities.
Jamie Vardy will have to wait to score his 100th Premier League goal.
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