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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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WIDE! Iheanacho hoists a cross from the right towards the back post, and Maddison is just about able to reach it. He does not quite get the contact he wants though, and the ball goes just past the left post. These are nervy times for Leeds, though they remain level.
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VITAL TACKLE! Iheanacho feeds Barnes, who looks as if he is about to get a strike away at goal. Luckily for the hosts, their captain races across to nip the ball away from the Leicester man before he can let fly.
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At an average of 27 years and 200 days, this is Leeds' oldest starting XI in a Premier League match since a goalless draw with Crystal Palace exactly a year ago today (27 years and 359 days).
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That is a big blow for the Foxes, who thought they had seized control of this massive game. Can they pick themselves up from that disappointment?
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NO GOAL!!! IT IS STILL 0-0!!! It is a huge let-off for Leeds, as a VAR review adjudges Soumare to be offside in the build-up to Tielemans' strike.
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