Leicester City scored twice in the closing stages to come back from a 2-0 deficit and draw 2-2 with Brighton in the Premier League.
The Seagulls looked on course for a comfortable win, with Tariq Lamptey's stunning first-half strike followed by Yankuba Minteh's effort 11 minutes from time.
Brighton were in control from the start and Minteh's goal will have been the least that Fabian Hurzeler felt his side deserved.
Yet Leicester talisman Jamie Vardy dragged Ruud van Nistelrooy's Foxes back into the match when he poked home from close range to set up a grandstand finish.
And Vardy was involved in the 91st minute equalizer, setting up Bobby De Cordova-Reid to claim a draw in dramatic fashion.
Leicester are now 16th, with Brighton in seventh, having missed the opportunity to put more pressure on their fellow European contenders.
37 – Jamie Vardy is the second oldest player to score and assist in a Premier League match (37y 332d v Brighton), behind only Ryan Giggs in December 2011 (38y 22d v Fulham). Timeless. pic.twitter.com/7jCN3QPDYu
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 8, 2024
Data debrief: Seagulls' winless streak at King Power Stadium continues
Brighton have now failed to win two of their last three Premier League games in which they led by two or more goals, the same number as in the previous forty.
The Seagulls are still looking for their first Premier League win away at Leicester, the most they have ever gone against a side on the road without recording a single win (including seven against Manchester City).
Vardy inspired Leicester's turnaround. At 37 years and 332 days old, the forward is the second-oldest player in Premier League history to both score and assist in a single match, after Manchester United's Ryan Giggs against Fulham in December 2011 (38 years, 22 to dawn).
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