Crystal Palace vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester: The hosts rescued a draw in added time to leave both teams without a win this season
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half stoppage-time penalty salvaged a point for Crystal Palace in a 2-2 draw with Leicester at Selhurst Park.
Jamie Vardy fired the Foxes into a 21st-minute lead and Stephy Mavididi made it two for the visitors less than a minute after the break.
Mateta pulled one back in a near instant reply, awarded following a VAR check in a contest that also saw deadline-day signing Eddie Nketiah handed his Palace debut.
The visitors looked to be on course to secure their first win of the season until Conor Coady sent Ismaila Sarr tumbling and the Frenchman made no mistake with the resulting spot kick.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Joel Ward, Ismaila Sarr, Jefferson Lerma, Jeffrey Schlupp, Daichi Kamada, Will Hughes, Chris Richards, Matt Turner, Franco Umeh-Chibueze.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
CRYSTAL PALACE XI (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Nathaniel Clyne; Tyrick Mitchell, Cheick Doucoure, Adam Wharton, Daniel Munoz; Eberechi Eze, Eddie Nketiah; Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
Leicester marked their return to the Premier League with a draw against Tottenham but have since suffered 2-1 defeats to Fulham and Aston Villa, with a 4-0 defeat of Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Cup their only win of the new season. Having put on a strong but valiant display late on in the defeat to Villa in their last outing, Steve Cooper’s side will hope a meeting against fellow strugglers Palace could prove a perfect springboard to kickstart their campaign in earnest.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
Today’s contest pits two sides still looking for their first league win of the season, with Crystal Palace beginning their campaign with defeats to Brentford and West Ham before earning a creditable 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge just before the international break. Having also overcome Norwich City 4-0 in the second round of the EFL Cup during the final week of August, Oliver Glasner’s men are unbeaten in two matches and will hope to build on it with their first league victory against the Foxes here.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
Hello and welcome to this live coverage as Crystal Palace return to Premier League action by welcoming newcomers Leicester City to Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City
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