The Seagulls appeared to be on course for a comfortable victory, with a stunning first-half strike from Tariq Lamptey having been followed up by Yankuba Minteh's effort 11 minutes from time.

Brighton had controlled matters from the off, and Minteh's goal will have been the least Fabian Hurzeler felt his side deserved.

Yet, Leicester talisman Jamie Vardy dragged Ruud van Nistelrooy's Foxes back into the contest as he poked in from close range to set up a grandstand finish.

Vardy was involved in the 91st-minute equaliser, teeing up Bobby De Cordova-Reid to tap in and claim a draw in dramatic fashion.

Leicester is now 16th, with Brighton in seventh, having missed the chance to apply more pressure to its fellow European contenders.

Brighton has now failed to win two of the past three Premier League games in which it had led by two or more goals, as many as in its previous 40.

The Seagulls are still seeking their first Premier League victory away at Leicester.

Van Nistelrooy was delighted with the character of his side in coming from behind to draw and continue his unbeaten start as manager.

"Coming back from 2-0 down is a great show of character. But I have to say I enjoyed the second half of this team," he said.

"In the second half, we got the pressure right, putting them under pressure, winning the duels in their half, keeping the ball and chasing the 1-1."

Despite just gaining one point in comparison to the 3-1 victory over West Ham United in his first game, Van Nistelrooy believes this was an improved performance.

“We were realistic after the West Ham game," he said.

"We were very effective in scoring three goals but we let West Ham in way too much. We acknowledged it. Today the performance was way better than Tuesday, in that sense.

"We controlled the game and put a lot of pressure on Brighton, who are one of the best footballing sides in this league."

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, meanwhile, was disappointed his side let a two-goal lead slip so late on in the game.

There were positives for the Brighton boss, however, as 10 of its outfielders who started this match either registered a shot or created a chance, with Georgino Rutter the only starting player to not do so.

Amid Hurzeler's disappointment, he believes that his side's latest setback will stand it in good stead moving forward.

"It’s just football sometimes. We have to learn from it because we have experienced it this season, and we need to be more mature and finish off the games," Hurzeler said.

"We have to trust the process, and we will reflect on this and look at the positives. A big part is game management. We have to improve."