Buckley on fire - Poyet

Brighton manager Gus Poyet heaped praise on match-winner Will Buckley after the midfielder's late strike against Leicester extended the Seagulls' unbeaten run to eight league and cup games.

Buckley struck in the last minute to keep Brighton on the coattails of the clubs in the npower Championship play-off places in a match which also produced three red cards.

Leicester saw Jermaine Beckford dismissed in the 53rd minute and then had Neil Danns sent off in the 90th minute as the visitors finished with eight men having also seen substitute Nathan Delfouneso being forced off injured late on. Brighton midfielder Matt Sparrow also received his marching orders in the 85th minute but it would be his side celebrating at the end thanks to Buckley after he volleyed in Vicente Rodriguez's cross.

A delighted Poyet said of the 22-year-old Buckley, who has now netted five goals in his past six games, on his club's website: "No-one can touch Bucca at the moment because he is on fire.

"He's always there and the balls are falling to him in the right places at the right times. He's creating the chances and he's scoring goals. When somebody is playing as well as Bucca they need to be playing 90 minutes.

"It was a really great touch and finish. He didn't give the goalkeeper a chance to stop it. You have to give massive credit to him (Buckley) because in those situations you can panic and put it over the bar, but he didn't."