🎯 Brighton's spot-kick specialist strikes again against Leicester
Brighton's João Pedro has once again proven himself to be a deadly finisher from 12 yards.
The Brazilian opened the scoring with his ninth goal of the season against Leicester - a neatly finished penalty.
Pedro only trails the Premier League's top scorer Mohammed Salah for penalties converted since the start of last season.
Since the start of last season, Mohamed Salah (18) is the only Premier League player to have scored more penalties than João Pedro (14) across all competitions. pic.twitter.com/zcTS2OqDJf
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) April 12, 2025
Despite the spot-kick conversion, Brighton conceded the equaliser and are now pushing for a winner at the AMEX.
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