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Leicester City’s veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser in a crunch relegation battle away to Leeds United on Tuesday.
Leeds were closing in on a massive three points in their quest for safety thanks to Luis Sinisterra’s 20th-minute header after Leicester’s Youri Tielemans had a goal ruled out.
The 36-year-old Vardy, who came on in the 70th minute, had other ideas though and fired past Leeds keeper Illan Meslier from James Maddison’s pass to rescue his side.
The former England striker then thought he had given Leicester the lead but his effort was ruled out for offside.
A frantic finale then saw Leicester keeper Daniel Iversen make a couple of vital saves before Leeds striker Patrick Bamford headed a glorious opportunity wide.
The result did little to ease either side’s relegation fears with Leicester remaining in 17th place with 29 points, one point ahead of third-from-bottom Everton. Leeds have 30 points.
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Soumare misjudges a header in his own box, and Rodrigo is there to pounce. He takes too long to pull the trigger, though, and Leicester get enough players between the Leeds man and the goal to block his low effort.
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This is just the sixth time Leeds have led at half-time in a Premier League game this season.
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The hosts get us back underway for the second period.
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Leicester are yet to have a shot on target in this game and find themselves behind. In desperate need of points to stave off the drop, when will Smith turn to the likes of Daka and Vardy off the bench?
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It is the hosts who take a one-goal advantage into the break after Sinisterra's header put them ahead. They thought they were behind early on when Tielemans smashed a sensational strike into the top corner, only for a VAR review to rule Soumare offside and keep the game scoreless. Leeds took the lead after 20 minutes, Harrison lofting a superb cross to the back post before Sinisterra nodded past Iversen and into the back of the net, handing the hosts the upper hand at the interval of this huge relegation clash.
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HALF-TIME: LEEDS UNITED 1-0 LEICESTER CITY
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Roca floats a free-kick towards the back post, but Tete is able to nod it away as the seconds tick down to the break.
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