Five-star Brighton add to Leicester and Brendan Rodgers' woes

Bottom-of-the-table Leicester failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton
Five-star Brighton add to Leicester and Brendan Rodgers' woes

SECOND: Moises Caicedo (centre) scored Brighton’s second goal Pic: Steven Paston/PA

Bottom-of-the-table Leicester failed to ease mounting pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers after their winless start was extended by a thumping 5-2 defeat at high-flying Brighton.

Leandro Trossard’s second-half finish and Alexis Mac Allister’s double – a penalty followed by a stunning late free-kick – condemned the struggling Foxes to a fifth-successive Premier League defeat.

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