Southampton 1 Leicester 1: Foxes slip up against ten-man Saints as Evans header cancels out Ward-Prowse penalty

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30 Apr 2021 20:54

JONNY EVANS rescued a point for Leicester against ten-man Southampton in a blow to tightening their grip on a top-four finish.

Saints defender Jannik Vestergaard was sent off with just ten minutes on the clock.

Jonny Evans headed in the Leicester equaliser with 68 minutes on the clock[/caption]

James Ward-Prowse brought out the golf swing to celebrate breaking the deadlock[/caption]

But man-of-the-moment Kelechi Iheanacho gave away a penalty for a blatant handball on the hour mark.

James Ward-Prowse made no mistake from 12 yards but seven minutes later Evans headed in from Iheanacho’s cross.

The Foxes huffed and puffed in front of goal but could not find a winner on the ground they smashed in nine at last season.

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The Saints skipper fired into the bottom corner beyond the reach of Kasper Schmeichel[/caption]

The defender touched the ball before catching Jamie Vardy high on the ankle as last man[/caption]

Jannik Vestergaard was shown a red card with just ten minutes on the clock[/caption]

Vardy had a glorious chance to win the game late on but Alex McCarthy saved with his boot[/caption]

Brendan Rodgers cut a frustrated figure on the sidelines as his side failed to find a winner[/caption]

The game was paused momentarily in the first half to allow Wesley Fofana to break his fast[/caption]

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