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FULL TIME: Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
FULL TIME: Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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:Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley make their first sub after the additional two minutes had been played.
Matej Vydra makes way for Jay Rodriguez...
...for about 10 seconds.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
A winner, please?
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Vardy's effort deflects off of Mee for a last minute corner.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Can anyone find a winner?
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Nothing came from it anyway.
Up the other end, Albrighton stings the hands of Pope, volleying from the edge of the box.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Either side can still win this.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Waste.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Yellow card for Wesley Fofana
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Sidnei Tavares comes on for Hamza Choudhury.
A Premier League debut for the young man!Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Castagne is in acres of space inside the area and he pulls the trigger.
Mee is there to block it.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Albrighton eventually gets an effort away, but it is far past the post.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Great to see Fofana back in action!
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Wesley Fofana and Marc Albrighton come on for Nampalys Mendy and The Foxes goalscorer, Kelechi Iheanacho
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
They don't want to rue these missed chances.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
It flies well over, but Burnley have been the better side in this second period.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
His first placed effort is blocked before his second placed effort sails over the bar.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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!
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Miles over.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
The game is finely poised at 1-1, will we see a winner?
HALF TIME: Burnley 1-1 Leicester City - Iheanacho's equaliser
Kelechi Iheanacho - that is outstanding. 🔥
What a finish to bring #LCFC level! 🦊
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HALF TIME: Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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: Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
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Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
Pope tips it over the bar and the corner comes to nothing but Leicester stay on the front foot.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-1 Leicester City
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!
GOAL!! IHEANACHO
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
Half an hour gone, and The Clarets still lead through Vydra's fourth minute strike.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
It is reminiscent of his goal in the reverse fixture, but this time Schmeichel saves this time.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City - the goal
The dream start for Burnley! 💭
Matěj Vydra pounces on a loose pass from Hamza Choudhury and fires the hosts ahead!
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Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
A following cross is put back onto the 'keeper who claims well under pressure from Tarkowski.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
Soyuncu gets back in time and the ball ricochets off of Vydra for a goal kick.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
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.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
The referee rightly ignores the protests and gives the goal kick.
Burnley 1-0 Leicester City
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!
GOAL!! VYDRA
Burnley 0-0 Leicester City
McNeil floats in a free kick from the left and Mee rises to head it just over.
Fast start to this one!
Burnley 0-0 Leicester City
Team reminders
Leicester:
Schmeichel; Amartey, Soyuncu, Ndidi; Castagne, Mendy, Choudhury, Pereira; Tielemans; Vardy, Iheanacho
Kick-off fast approaching
30 minutes to kick-off
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Ndidi in a back three?
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VAVEL prediction!
Prediction: 0-0
By Jonny Bentley.
The Leicester squad checking out surroundings
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Change of formation maybe for Leicester?
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.
Foxes make three changes
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.
Wood in for Rodriguez for Clarets
Chris Wood returns to the starting 11 in place of Jay Rodriguez, who takes his place on the bench.
Team News
LINE-UP | Here is how the Clarets line-up against Leicester City this evening. ⬇️
Chris Wood returns to the side, partnering Matej Vydra. 👊#BURLEI | #UTC | @eToro — Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) March 3, 2021
The Foxes' XI for #BurLei 🦊
— Leicester City (@LCFC) March 3, 2021
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It's matchday!!
My name is Luke Williamson, I will be bringing you the team news from Turf Moor in just over five minutes time!
How to watch
If you can't watch the game, I will be here from 5pm with team news followed by updates as they happen, right here on VAVEL.
I will see you all tomorrow!
Brendan Rodgers says...
"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."
Sean Dyche says...
"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."
Predicted Lineups
Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Brownhill, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Rodriguez.
Leicester City:
Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Castagne; Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Under; Vardy, Iheanacho
Team News - Leicester City
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.
Team News - Burnley
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.
Both teams in need of a response
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.
Kick-off time
Welcome!!
My name is Luke Williamson and I have the pleasure of providing you with full updates from first whistle to last.

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!