Brighton & Hove Albion maintained their perfect record in Premier League Cup Group E with a 1-0 victory against Leicester City at St George's Park.
Leicester's Bartosz Kapustka fired narrowly wide early on before Connor Tighe scored the only goal from a tight angle after George Cox's cross after the hour mark.
The match report from #BHAFC under-23s' 1-0 win over Leicester today. https://t.co/2lltWVwsyq pic.twitter.com/PRQHmo15CA
— BHAFC ⚽️ (@OfficialBHAFC) January 4, 2017
Admiral Muskwe came close to levelling, but Brighton held on for a third win in as many PL Cup matches.
See: Premier League Cup tables
REPORT: Our take on the action as #lcfcu23s suffered a 1-0 defeat to Brighton in the Premier League Cup today - https://t.co/wbTNjF3Bdi pic.twitter.com/bNOAZNBNYv
— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 4, 2017
They are three points clear of second-placed West Ham United and eight ahead of Leicester and Nottingham Forest, who they need to avoid defeat to in their next PL Cup match on 23 January to clinch a top-two place and qualification for the last 16.
See: Leicester report | Brighton report
(Photos courtesy of Plumb Images/LCFC)
