As it happened - Burnley and Leicester share the spoils at Turf Moor

FULL TIME. That is about it from me, tonight. 

It was an entertaining game of football in all truths. 

Genuinely, both sides could have won it, but a draw was a fair enough result. 

It is not really what neither Burnley or Leicester would have hoped for. 

Both teams played some good football throughout and created some fine chances, matched equally by fine goalkeeping. 

The point leaves Burnley six points clear of Fulham and in 15th place, three points clear of 16th Brighton and Hove Albion. 

Leicester move level on points with Manchester United, who kick off against Crystal Palace in 15 minutes. Stay with VAVEL to get updates on that one. 

Kasper Schmeichel was my man of the match tonight, if you want to re-read what happened, you can do.

Thank you for keeping me company tonight, enjoy the rest of your evening. 

Stay safe, goodnight!

FULL TIME. Neither side could find a winner in the end, and two fine first half strikes has lead to a 1-1 draw here at Turf Moor. 

Matej Vydra opened the scoring for Burnley, nipping in after Hamza Choudhury misplaced a pass back to his defence. 

Leicester City grew into the half and played some nice football before a long ball from Wilfred Ndidi was superbly fired home first-time, over his shoulder, by Kelechi Iheanacho after some questionable positioning from Nick Pope.

Neither side could find a winner in the second half, Kasper Schmeichel making a couple of world class saves to deny Chris Wood and Ashley Westwood also hit the post. 

A moment to remember for Leicester teenager Sidnei Tavares, making his Premier League debut. 

FULL TIME. The points are shared. 

90+2. Ricardo Pereira is booked. 

Burnley make their first sub after the additional two minutes had been played. 

Matej Vydra makes way for Jay Rodriguez...

...for about 10 seconds. 

90+1. Pope claims and takes his time. 

A winner, please?

90+1. Two added minutes. 

Vardy's effort deflects off of Mee for a last minute corner. 

90. We are into the final minute of normal time.

Can anyone find a winner? 

86. Brownhill heads the ball in the air and Schmeichel has to tip it over the bar. 

Leicester deal with the cross originally, before a second cross drops for Tarkowski but the defender has it nicked from him in the box. 

Tavares wins a free kick for the visitors. 

85. TIELEMANS HITS THE POST!

The midfielder has an effort deflected against the post and Burnley eventually clear. 

So close to a winner, both sides are really going for this. 

83. Schmeichel feels he is fouled under some serious pressure from the delivery. 

Nothing came from it anyway.

Up the other end, Albrighton stings the hands of Pope, volleying from the edge of the box. 

82. Tarkowski wins his side a free kick on the right side. 

81. Ten to play at Turf Moor.

Either side can still win this.

80. Brownhill's free kick is high and wide. 

Waste.

79. Fofana barrels through Vydra to give away a free kick in a dangerous position. 

Yellow card for Wesley Fofana

77. Leicester make their third change. 

Sidnei Tavares comes on for Hamza Choudhury.

A Premier League debut for the young man!

75. Leicester are coming! 

Castagne is in acres of space inside the area and he pulls the trigger.

Mee is there to block it.

73. Tielemans breaks into the area and is bearing down on goal, but he back-heels it to no one.

Albrighton eventually gets an effort away, but it is far past the post. 

73. Tielemans, why didn't you shoot?

71. Closest Leicester have come this half and it is Pereira with the chance. 

The full-back picks the ball up on the edge of the box and his effort is deflected just over by Taylor.

The corner comes to nothing but Leicester keep possession. 

67. Four at the back now for Leicester, Pereira has moved into midfield, Amartey to right back. 

Great to see Fofana back in action!

66. Double change for Leicester. 

Wesley Fofana and Marc Albrighton come on for Nampalys Mendy and The Foxes goalscorer, Kelechi Iheanacho

65. This has been a much better display from Burnley but they need to find a goal while they are dominating here. 

They don't want to rue these missed chances. 

63. Westwood hits the post!!

Soyuncu heads Taylor's cross only as far as Westwood on the edge of the box.

He tees it up and volleys it across goal, Schmeichel can only watch as it cannons off his far post. 

62. The game has died down a bit now, both sides keeping hold of the ball.

56. Cork sprays it to the right hand side and it sits up for Lowton to strike on the half volley. 

It flies well over, but Burnley have been the better side in this second period. 

52. Wood turns on the edge of the box, fires an effort towards goal which is deflected. 

Schmeichel again makes a fine save to tip it behind, and the corner is eventually cleared. 

End to end half at Turf Moor, both sides in need of three points. 

51. Leicester win a corner and it comes out to Choudhury.

His first placed effort is blocked before his second placed effort sails over the bar.

49. Schmeichel makes a world class save to deny Wood. 

Lowton whips it across the box and Wood gets there before Amartey and powers his header back across goal.

It is close enough for Schmeichel to just get there, and palm it behind for a corner.

Great goalkeeping!

47. Iheanacho chooses to shoot from 25 yards, instead of playing a simple pass to Tielemans.

Miles over.

46. Burnley get the game back underway. 

The game is finely poised at 1-1, will we see a winner?

Kelechi Iheanacho - that is outstanding. 🔥

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HALF TIME. Matej Vydra opened the scoring after Hamza Choudhury carelessly gave the ball away on the edge of his box. 

Leicester did well to get back into the game and controlled possession throughout the half. 

But it was a long ball from Wilfred Ndidi to Kelechi Iheanacho that earned The Foxes the equaliser, the striker with a sublime volley. 

1-1, see you in 15 minutes!

HALF TIME: All square at the break.

44. Back at Turf Moor, we are approaching half time. 

Lowton surges forward and takes a heavy touch into Vydra's path who flicks it towards goal.

Schmeichel catches it but the striker was offside anyway.

1 minute of added time. 

A score update from the other 6pm game in the Premier League. 

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Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa 

41. Tielemans gets half a yard ahead of Taylor and fires an effort towards the goal. 

Pope tips it over the bar and the corner comes to nothing but Leicester stay on the front foot. 

37. Schmeichel saves superbly from Tarkowski!

McNeil floats in a brilliant ball in and Tarkowski heads it down into the ground.

It is too close to where Schmeichel was stood though, and he palms it away from danger. 

34. Ndidi clips it long and Pope comes out towards the edge of his box but he doesn't go for the ball.

KELECHI IHEANACHO gets to it a couple of yards ahead of the England stopper and fires a brilliant first time volley into an empty net. 

Game on!

34. IHEANACHO GETS THE EQUALISER!

29. Burnley have a free kick but it drops to Schmeichel unchallenged. 

Half an hour gone, and The Clarets still lead through Vydra's fourth minute strike. 

25. Soyuncu slips again and Wood brings the ball down.

It is reminiscent of his goal in the reverse fixture, but this time Schmeichel saves this time.

The dream start for Burnley! 💭

Matěj Vydra pounces on a loose pass from Hamza Choudhury and fires the hosts ahead!

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20. Burnley win a corner and McNeil duly puts the ball right onto Schmeichel.

A following cross is put back onto the 'keeper who claims well under pressure from Tarkowski.

18. Soyuncu slips and Wood nips in and gets by Ndidi. 

Soyuncu gets back in time and the ball ricochets off of Vydra for a goal kick. 

17. Iheanacho gets on the end of a long ball from Ndidi and tries to beat Pope from the edge of the box at his near post.

15. Leicester have kept hold of the ball since conceding quite well, but it is still 1-0 to the hosts.

12. Choudhury nearly makes amends!

A deep cross from the left is met by the England midfielder and Pope has to tip it over the bar. 

The corner was cleared.

11. Tielemans gets by Taylor down the Leicester right, and the full back puts his hands on the Belgian's back.

The referee rightly ignores the protests and gives the goal kick. 

4. So poor from Choudhury on the edge of his own box. 

He tries to set it back for Ndidi but doesn't put enough on it and MATEJ VYDRA took the ball round the defender and slammed it across Schmeichel into the net. 

Advantage Clarets!

4. VYDRA OPENS THE SCORING!

1. Early chance for Burnley!

McNeil floats in a free kick from the left and Mee rises to head it just over.

Fast start to this one!

1. Leicester City get the game underway.

Burnley: Pope; Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor; Brownhill, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Vydra

Leicester: 

Schmeichel; Amartey, Soyuncu, Ndidi; Castagne, Mendy, Choudhury, Pereira; Tielemans; Vardy, Iheanacho

Two minutes to go at Turf Moor!

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Leicester have been racking up the matches in the league and Europa League. The Foxes could be without the influential James Maddison for this week’s matches and that will compound any tiredness issues. Burnley know how to defend in a deep-block and Leicester may struggle to break them down without their main creator available. 

Prediction: 0-0

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Burnley are more than likely going to stick with the tried and trusted 4-4-2 formation, with Wood and Matej Vydra leading the line. 

But will Leicester follow suit?

It doesn't seem so. With no out and out wide midfielder in the team, maybe a 4-3-1-2 set up is the way Rodgers will go. 

Leicester make three changes from the side that was beaten at home by Arsenal on Sunday. 

Jonny Evans has not been passed fit, so he is replaced at the back by Daniel Amartey. 

Harvey Barnes is out for six weeks, so that change is no surprise, and Luke Thomas drops to the bench. 

In come Hamza Choudhury and Nampalys Mendy, and Wesley Fofana is back amongst the Leicester substitutes. 

Burnley make just the one change to the starting lineup that was dominated at Tottenham at the weekend. 

Chris Wood returns to the starting 11 in place of Jay Rodriguez, who takes his place on the bench. 

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“We don’t have the depth in the squad that others have.

"You saw that with the players Arsenal had on the bench.

"We can’t go on too much about it, we’ve got a lot of talent that is out.

"We’ll find a way to get a result and there will be another opportunity for other players to come in.

"My attitude is that we’re not in the top four until we see where we’re at at the end of the season.

"We’ve got nothing to lose because we haven’t earned anything yet."

"You know when you are operating correctly but, yesterday [Sunday], Tottenham were clinical.

"Sometimes you have to accept that but you look at yourself and we could have done better,

"On the other hand in the two previous games we had been really good.

"It comes in peaks and troughs and we are constantly a work in progress, the mentality and the physical side are intact, it is just the details."

On Leicester...

"I think to be fair to Brendan he recognised when he went in there they were piecing together a good side and he has added his feel to it and has done a great job.

"They fell away at the end last season but they had had a really good season and now it is about whether they can take on and finish in the top four."

Burnley: 

Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Brownhill, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Rodriguez. 

Leicester City:

Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne; Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Under; Vardy, Iheanacho

The Foxes have their own injury issues and are plagued all over the pitch. 

Harvey Barnes is the latest name added, injuring his knee in the Arsenal defeat, and is out for the next six weeks. 

James Maddison is a major doubt, but Jonny Evans should be alright despite limping off with a calf issue on Sunday. 

Barnes and Maddison join James Justin, Ayoze Perez, Dennis Praet, Wes Morgan and Wesley Fofana on the physio table, although the latter is in contention to be back in defence. 

Burnley's injury list is still an extensive one, yet there is some promising news.

Chris Wood has seemingly come through his injury return during the defeat at Spurs unscathed so could be in line to start. 

Dale Stephens was also back on the bench on Sunday, but Ashley Barnes and Johann Berg Gudmundsson are still on the sidelines. 

Robbie Brady and Erik Pieters have a small chance of making the squad, but it remains unlikely. 

A disappointing weekend for both of these sides, succumbing to defeats against North London opposition.

Burnley were battered in a quite appalling performance at Spurs, where Gareth Bale scored twice and got another assist in a 4-0 win.

Leicester City fell at home to the red side of North London, as Arsenal left the King Power with three points thanks to a 1-3 win. 

A win for Burnley here would take them above Southampton, re-establishing an eight point gap back to 18th placed Fulham. 

Leicester would climb into second, for the time being, above Manchester United, who kick-off at Crystal Palace minutes after the game at Turf Moor ends. 

Burnley vs Leicester City is a 6pm GMT kick-off, live from Turf Moor. 

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