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​Brighton boss Hughton wants to follow the Leicester path

Brighton boss Chris Hughton sees weekend opponents Leicester as a team on which the Seagulls should be modeling themselves.

"In terms of them winning the league… it was an extraordinary one off," Hughton said. "But certainly [we can follow] their model in terms of the size of the club.

"They are a club that have got a very good history but they've spent a period of time outside of the Premier League.

"The way they approached the Championship to get promotion [to the Premier League] and then stay there - yes absolutely I think they are a good model [to follow].

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