Harvey Barnes’ strike cancelled out Raphinha’s opener as Leicester frustrated Leeds to secure a 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 26th minute through Raphinha’s free-kick, but Leicester hit back almost immediately as Barnes curled in a superb equaliser just 73 seconds later.
Leeds dominated much of the second half, creating a number of openings, but it was Leicester who thought they were going to snatch all three points when Ademola Lookman tapped home from close range.
However, the ‘goal’ was ruled out by VAR after an extremely tight offside call as both sides had to settle for a draw.
The point sees Leeds move up to 15th in the Premier League table, while Leicester, who are without a win in three games in all competitions, stay 12th.
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Opta stats: Leeds continue good Elland Road record…
Leeds have only lost two of their last 12 games at Elland Road in the Premier League (W4 D6), and are now unbeaten in their last three on home soil (W1 D2).
Leicester haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 10 games in the Premier League, their longest run without one in the competition since March 2019. They have, however, scored in each of their last 13 away Premier League matches; their longest run in the top flight since between April and December 1960 (13).
Leeds have drawn five of their 11 games in the Premier League this season (W2 D5 L4), already as many as they did in the whole of last season in the competition.
There were just 73 seconds between Leeds opening the scoring and Leicester equalising through Harvey Barnes’ strike. It was the Leicester winger’s first goal in the Premier League since February (v Aston Villa), ending a run of nine appearances in the competition without scoring.
Raphinha has scored 45% of Leeds’ goals in the Premier League this season (5/11); the highest percentage for a player whose team have scored 10+ times in the competition in 2021-22.
Four of Raphinha’s five goals for Leeds in the Premier League this season have been the opening goal of the game – indeed, no player has opened the scoring on more occasions than the Brazilian this term (4).
What’s next?
After the international break, Leeds travel to Tottenham on November 21, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 4.30pm.
Meanwhile, Leicester host league leaders Chelsea on November 20; kick-off 12.30pm.