Lena Petermann (right) and Jutta Rantala have six goal involvements each for Leicester this season
Elisabeth Terland scored two late goals as Brighton & Hove Albion recovered from 2-0 down to earn a draw against Leicester City and extend the visitors' winless Women's Super League run to seven matches at Broadfield Stadium.
Lena Petermann put the visitors ahead with their only attempt on target of a quiet first half as she charged down Emma Kullberg's clearance and smashed in a thunderous half-volley from distance.
In-form Jutta Rantala curled in the second from near the penalty spot within 18 seconds of the restart.
But Brighton struck twice in the last eight minutes in a stirring comeback by Melissa Phillips' side.
Top scorer Terland produced a composed finish and then nodded in Poppy Pattinson's 88th-minute cross as the Seagulls avoided a third consecutive league defeat.
Terland, who had an early effort ruled out for offside and tested Foxes goalkeeper Janina Leitzig in both halves, could have made it a hat-trick during 11 minutes of added time.
But the German forward rolled a shot from inside the penalty area narrowly wide in a thrilling finale.
Leicester looked comfortable after Rantala seized upon Sam Tierney's perceptive pass to double the advantage they had established on the stroke of half-time through Petermann's piledriver.
The Foxes' best early chance came when a shot by substitute Courtney Nevin, who had been introduced after 12 minutes for the injured CJ Bott, was diverted behind by the alert Kullberg.
The result left Leicester seventh in the table, with Brighton two places behind and three points clear of bottom spot.
Albion are in action again next Sunday when they visit Aston Villa, while Leicester travel to Manchester United in the group stage of the League Cup on Thursday.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsBrighton Women
Formation 3-4-3
32Baggaley5Bergsvand2Thorisdóttir16Kullberg33Rule18Symonds6Losada3Pattinson7Sarri11Terland8Bremer
- 32Baggaley5Bergsvand2Thorisdóttir16Kullberg33Rule18SymondsSubstituted forFerreira Pintoat 68'minutes6LosadaBooked at 65mins3Pattinson7SarriSubstituted forRobinsonat 63'minutes11TerlandBooked at 71mins8Bremer
Substitutes
- 14Carabalí17Ferreira Pinto22Robinson26Li40Startup
Leicester City Women
Formation 3-4-3
1Leitzig14Green5Howard17Thibaud4Bott6Palmer3Tierney11Cayman10Whelan9Petermann8Rantala
- 1Leitzig14GreenBooked at 17minsSubstituted forGoodwinat 77'minutes5Howard17Thibaud4BottSubstituted forNevinat 13'minutes6Palmer3Tierney11Cayman10WhelanBooked at 90mins9PetermannSubstituted forSiemsenat 77'minutes8Rantala
Substitutes
- 2Nevin19Siemsen20Goodwin32Baker40Robinson41Reavill49Draper
Referee:Melissa BurginMatch StatsHome TeamBrighton WomenAway TeamLeicester City WomenPossessionHome34%Away66%ShotsHome17Away12Shots on TargetHome7Away3CornersHome7Away1FoulsHome17Away8Live Text Post update
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2, Leicester City Women 2.
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Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2, Leicester City Women 2.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Janina Leitzig.
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Attempt saved. Pauline Bremer (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tatiana Pinto.
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Attempt missed. Tatiana Pinto (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Poppy Pattinson with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Courtney Nevin (Leicester City Women).
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Katie Robinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Janice Cayman (Leicester City Women).
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Pauline Bremer (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Jutta Rantala (Leicester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Tierney.
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Attempt blocked. Aileen Whelan (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Missy Goodwin.
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Attempt blocked. Jutta Rantala (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Tatiana Pinto (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guro Bergsvand.
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Aileen Whelan (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Poppy Pattinson (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
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Attempt missed. Vicky Losada (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elisabeth Terland.
90'+1'Booking
Aileen Whelan (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Aileen Whelan (Leicester City Women).
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Vicky Losada (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Vicky Losada (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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