Leicester City 2 Brighton and Hove Albion 1: New boss Rodgers watches first home win of 2019

Leicester City served up their first win since New Year s Day for new manager Brendan Rodgers, who watched their 2-1 Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion from the stands.

Rodgers was confirmed as Leicester boss on Tuesday, succeeding Claude Puel and signing a contract until June 2022 after stepping down from his position at Celtic.

Demarai Gray fired the hosts – led by caretaker boss Mike Stowell in front after 10 minutes at the King Power Stadium, before Jamie Vardy made it 2-0 18 minutes into the second half.

Davy Propper pulled a deserved goal back for Brighton three minutes later, but they could not deny the Foxes their first home win of 2019.

Vardy was denied by a Shane Duffy block in the early stages, but it was Gray who quickly b…