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Fleetwood Town vs Leicester City LIVE: FA Cup third round!

Follow all the action from the third round tie at the Highbury Stadium

Liam Corless
Saturday 06 January 2018 09:46 EST
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Leicester City and Fleetwood Town meet at Highbury Stadium
Leicester City and Fleetwood Town meet at Highbury Stadium (Getty Images)

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Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the FA Cup third round tie between Fleetwood Town and Leicester City.

The game has been dubbed the 'Jamie Vardy derby' given the England striker's rise from then-non league Fleetwood up to the Foxes before firing them to the Premier League title and Champions League football.

However, all those gathered at Highbury will have to settle for seeing him in the stands rather than on the pitch as injury has prevented manager Claude Puel from including Vardy in the squad altogether.

Vardy's absence won't stop us though, so stick with us for minute-by-minute updates and don't touch that dial!


Follow all the live action below...

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Leicester's Yohan Benalouane dispossesses Devante Cole of Fleetwood 

Liam Corless6 January 2018 14:30

90' - We'll have a minimum of two added minutes at the end of the match.

Will one of these sides grab an injury-time winner?

Liam Corless6 January 2018 14:33

90+2' - Off the post! Ashley Hunter almost wins it a the death for the hosts but his long-range effort hits the post via a deflection off Yohan Benalouane! What an end to this match that would've been.

Liam Corless6 January 2018 14:36

Full-time - Fleetwood 0-0 Leicester

The final whistle goes after a rather forgettable match. It's a great result for Fleetwood but the game itself was poor.

Let's hope for better from the 3pm kick-offs!

Liam Corless6 January 2018 14:37

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