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Substitute Jamie Vardy scored a late equaliser to salvage a Premier League point for Leicester City at Leeds United, keeping both sides firmly in trouble.
Vardy slotted home a cool finish in the 80th minute from James Maddison’s pass and the former England striker then thought he had won it when converting from close range, but it was ruled out for offside.
Colombian winger Luis Sinisterra opened the scoring in the first half with a header at the back post from Jack Harrison’s pin-point cross, but the hosts could not hold on.
The loss leaves Leicester firmly in trouble, only out of the bottom three on goal difference, and they will drop into the relegation places if Everton avoid defeat against Newcastle on Thursday, while Leeds are a further point ahead.
The Foxes thought they had taken the lead inside the opening 10 minutes but Youri Tielemans’ thunderous finish was ruled out by VAR as Boubacary Soumare was ruled to be offside in the build-up.
Dean Smith’s side were chasing the game in the second half but were frustrated by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier, who twice denied Kelechi Iheanacho, before Vardy popped with the leveller.
Leeds should have won it in the final minute but striker Patrick Bamford somehow scuffed wide from close range from a couple of yards out.
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Leeds United
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Squad number1Player nameMeslier
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Squad number2Player nameAyling
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Squad number5Player nameKoch
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Squad number6Player nameCooper
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Squad number3Player nameFirpo
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Squad number28Player nameMcKennie
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Squad number8Player nameRoca
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Squad number11Player nameHarrison
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Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
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Squad number23Player nameSinisterra
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Squad number9Player nameBamford
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Squad number7Player nameAaronson
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Squad number10Player nameSummerville
Leicester City
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Squad number31Player nameIversen
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number3Player nameFaes
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Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
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Squad number16Player nameKristiansen
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
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Squad number37Player nameTetê
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number20Player nameDaka
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Squad number26Player namePraet
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 2AylingBooked at 41mins
- 5Koch
- 6CooperBooked at 60mins
- 3Firpo
- 28McKennie
- 8RocaBooked at 53mins
- 11Harrison
- 19RodrigoBooked at 45minsSubstituted forAaronsonat 68′minutes
- 23SinisterraSubstituted forSummervilleat 32′minutes
- 9Bamford
Substitutes
- 4Forshaw
- 7Aaronson
- 10Summerville
- 21Struijk
- 22Robles
- 24Rutter
- 25Kristensen
- 29Gnonto
- 42Greenwood
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Iversen
- 27Castagne
- 3Faes
- 4Söyüncü
- 16Kristiansen
- 8TielemansBooked at 67mins
- 42SoumaréBooked at 52mins
- 37TetêSubstituted forVardyat 70′minutes
- 10Maddison
- 7BarnesSubstituted forDakaat 70′minutes
- 14IheanachoSubstituted forPraetat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ward
- 9Vardy
- 15Souttar
- 18Amartey
- 20Daka
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 24Mendy
- 25Ndidi
- 26Praet
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 36,666
Live Text
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Match ends, Leeds United 1, Leicester City 1.
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Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Leicester City 1.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Harrison.
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Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patson Daka.
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Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United).
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Offside, Leeds United. Marc Roca tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
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Offside, Leicester City. Dennis Praet tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
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Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
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Weston McKennie (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roca following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Marc Roca (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
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Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Roca.
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Attempt saved. Marc Roca (Leeds United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross.
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Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
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Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
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