Leeds United 1-1 Leicester City highlights: Sinisterra scores and limps off as Whites surrender advantage
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Leeds and Leicester are two of five Premier League teams with a real chance of playing Championship football next season. Both clubs have parted with the managers who took charge the last time they met with Jesse Marsch and Brendan Rodgers relieved of their duties during the second half of the season.
Dean Smith has taken the reins at the King Power Stadium, assisted by Craig Shakespeare and John Terry, while Javi Gracia will lead the Whites for the tenth time in the top flight this evening.
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Hide AdThe Foxes came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 last weekend, whilst Leeds were defeated by the same scoreline at Fulham. United are without a win in three games, since victory against Nottingham Forest at Elland Road, and sit 16th in the table after damaging defeats by Crystal Palace and Liverpool. Leicester, meanwhile, are 17th – one point and one place below Leeds.
Tonight’s game could see Smith welcome James Maddison and Harvey Barnes back into the starting line-up; the latter has scored in each of his last five outings against Leeds. It remains to be seen whether Patrick Bamford is available from the start or whether Rodrigo is preferred to lead the line once more for the home side.
Kick-off is at 8pm. Match updates, build-up and team news here throughout the evening.
Leeds United 1-1 Leicester City LIVE
Calm it
62’ Firpo clears the ball up to Bamford, who controls, spins, draws a foul and earns a free-kick. Leeds probably wanted the advantage, but what they need is this free-kick to calm everything down.
60' Cooper yellowed for a trip on the edge of the box. Iheanacho goes down. This is well within range for Leicester's set-piece experts.
Feels like a Leicester goal is coming...
57' Barnes with a curling effort off target at the end of a Leicester move which saw them keep possession for three minutes.
Booking
52' Soumare booked for clipping Rodrigo as the Spaniard tried to advance through the centre-circle. Elland Road whipped into a frenzy once more.
Willing him to score
50' Rodrigo waits a split-second too long to unleash his shot inside the penalty area after capitalising on a poor attempt at a header by Soumare. Just had to hit it instinctively.
Bit pedantic, ref
48’ Tierney stops Ayling, who was lingering over a throw, and goes to speak to Liam Cooper. Presumably ‘I don’t want to send him of for time wasting.’