Leeds United vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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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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The visitors, meanwhile, are also deeply entrenched in the fight against the drop and are currently only out of the relegation zone on goal difference. They did earn an important victory at the weekend, though, beating Wolves 2-1, and they will be hoping to put another three points on the board here to alleviate their fears of dropping into the Championship.
Leeds United vs Leicester City
The hosts head into this huge game at the bottom in desperate need of points as they scrap for survival. Their gap to the bottom three is currently just a point, and they are coming off the back of three straight defeats, conceding 13 goals in the process. They have picked up 20 of their 29 points at Elland Road, however, and they will looking to make home advantage count to pick up a result here.
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