For 78 minutes Leicester were dire and the main question was whether Brighton would summon enough quality to claim three points rather than settle for just one against visitors who appeared to be struggling even to go through the motions. Then Glenn Murray was given the perfect opportunity to fire the home team towards a victory that would have put a comforting distance between them and the relegation zone. But Kasper Schmeichel saved the striker’s penalty – and then the rest of the Leicester team sprung into action, Vicente Iborra and Jamie Vardy scoring a goal each to deepen Brighton’s anguish.
Two weeks ago Murray was dreaming about going to the World Cup with England. Now, after being left out of Gareth Southgate’s last squad, he must wonder whether his miss could be among the reasons for Brighton no longer being a Premier League club by the summer. There are teams in more precarious positions, of course, including Huddersfield, who visit Brighton next week. “It’s a massive game,” acknowledged the Brighton manager, Chris Hughton.
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