Foxes Beaten By Brighton At Belvoir Drive
A Fran Kirby penalty and a Kiko Seike strike either side of Janice Cayman's goal settled the scoreline at home base, with the final result confirmed by the half-time whistle.
The 2024/25 Barclays Women's Super League campaign is firmly in sight of the Foxes, who commence their fourth consecutive season in the top flight on the road against Liverpool on Sunday 22 September, with a 2pm BST kick-off.
Their final friendly action came last weekend when Brighton made the trip to the East Midlands to face Amandine Miquel's side, who had endured an extensive and promising pre-season, beating Sunderland and Durham on home soil, before jetting off to Australia for the Perth International Football Cup.
Beaten narrowly by Manchester City on penalties, Leicester then romped home to a third-placed finish with a 5-2 victory over West Ham United. Missy Goodwin netting a goal and assist at HBF Park.
Prior to their loss to the Seagulls, City were on the reverse of a 2-0 scoreline when they faced Manchester United at Carrington Training Centre; Melvine Malard and Leah Galton scoring the goals for the hosts.
The Foxes' most recent opponents have been busy in the summer transfer window, adding England internationals Kirby and Nikita Parris to their ranks, with the former opening the scoring from 12 yards.
Cayman levelled things up, scoring from close range after a free-kick delivery into the box, but Seike's strike before the half-time whistle was enough to see off City's advances.
This week sees WSL action return as Leicester face Liverpool at the Totally Wicked Stadium, tickets for which can be purchased HERE and cost just £6 for adults. Coach travel is also being put on by the Club for £24 and can be found HERE.