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2.12pm EST 14:12 Here’s Peter Lansley’s report from the King Power. Craig Dawson saves the day for West Ham with late leveller at Leicester 2.06pm EST 14:06 David Moyes spoke to Sky Sports. You have to remember [Leicester were] winning the FA Cup and league title not so long away. They have some really good players here, we are trying to stick at it, we have had some difficulties and still pulling out wins and results. In the first half I felt annoyed after going into a good lead and gave them a leg up. It says lots for the players, we have come quickly and made massive strides in the last couple of years. I will squeeze everything out of them and I want us to challenge the top teams.” [Zouma] was ill before the game, wanted to play, we wanted him to play as well. He was sick during the night, he stayed away from the players and did not eat much. Once he got out he did not think it was possible. We told Issa Diop to be ready. It is a stomach bug, probably something he has eaten. 1.53pm EST 13:53 Brendan Rodgers spoke to Sky Sports. We have had a few of them lately, deflating for the players. Second half we were outstanding and first half West Ham were better. Second half was like watching us of old, speed of the game and chances. That is seven points dropped in our last three games from good positions, it is disappointing. There was anxiety there but possession is a mantra, you have to take the ball and be brave. Naturally, when you are inconsistent the crowd will be edgy. Second half we got up the pitch. Firstly [Youri Tielemans] has not declined [a new contract]. I have seen stories but the position is exactly the same. He is a fantastic player and there has been no movement. He has worked well and until his last days here, he will always give his best. He is a top professional and you saw his commitment today. 1.42pm EST 13:42 West Ham stayed in fourth but may rue only getting a point. Leicester’s indifferent run continues, even if they were signs of improvement. 1.41pm EST 13:41 Declan Rice and Craig Dawson speak to Sky Sports. DR: “Disappointment really, first half we was excellent, we could have used our chances better. It was a good point in the end. In the first half we were so compact, Dewsbury-Hall picked up little pockets and Harvey Barnes was flying up the left. We need to still keep believing. We are a great bunch of lads and we go on to Newcastle.” CD: “We was working hard to get the goal and luckily enough it went in. I was slightly worried, but it counted and that’s what mattered. The manager made a couple oo chanced and we put the effort until the end. A point was a fair result in the end.” 1.31pm EST 13:31 This seems a telling stat. Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) Leicester City have conceded 12 more Premier League goals than basement side Burnley this season. Leicester now up to 62 goals conceded in all competitions this campaign - the next worst is Norwich with 53. Genuinely calamitous numbers. February 13, 2022 1.27pm EST 13:27 Full-time: Leicester 2-2 West Ham Leicester cannot defend corner, that much we know. The ball came off the sleeve of Craig Dawson to equalise late on, just as the ball came off the hand of Aaron Cresswell for the first Leicester goal. Tielemans and Ricardo’s goals followed Jarrod Bowen’s opener, and then came that late equaliser. Leicester knew what was coming if they didn’t score a third. 1.24pm EST 13:24 90+3 min: Ndidi has a dig from distance, to jeers. Brendan Rodgers a sickened man on the sidelines. That’s it, he offers a handshake to what looks a downcast David Moyes. Updated at 1.25pm EST 1.22pm EST 13:22 90+2 min: Can West Ham do what Tottenham and Stephen Bergwijn did? Surely not. Leicester’s glass jaw exposed again. 1.21pm EST 13:21 Goal! Leicester 2-2 West Ham (Dawson, 90+1) Benrahama has yet another sighter, and his shot deflects behind for a corner. That spells danger for Leicester. And Dawson manages to knock the ball in. Oh Leicester, oh no. Not another late goal. VAR offers no respite. The goal stands, even if it did come off the top of Dawson’s arm. West Ham United’s Craig Dawson scores their second goal. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters Updated at 1.27pm EST 1.19pm EST 13:19 89 min: Late sub, off goes Tielemans to applause, and on comes Vestergaard to add power at the back for Leicester. 1.18pm EST 13:18 88 min: An Antonio throw is not actually that long and is cleared. West Ham struggling to create much and Declan Rice has not had the best day in midfield. 1.16pm EST 13:16 86 min: Barnes speeds away again, Fredericks struggling with him almost as much as Coufal. Then Barnes asks to be teed up, only for Lookman to get greedy and shoot. 1.15pm EST 13:15 84 min: Off go West Ham in search of an equaliser they need. They could do with a winner beyond that, as they had a chance to open up gaps on Manchester United and Tottenham. 1.12pm EST 13:12 82 min: Benrahama suddenly has space to shoot, and it looks dangerous for a split second, only to fly wide. West Ham pushing on here. Leicester falling back. And that spells danger. Updated at 1.12pm EST 1.11pm EST 13:11 81 min: West Ham corner, and a worry for Leicester, but this one is cleared only for West Ham to win it back and force another as Ndidi slides in. 1.09pm EST 13:09 79 min: Double change for the Hammers, Vlasic and Benrahma on, off goes Fornals and Lanzini, both of whom have been disappointing. 1.08pm EST 13:08 78 min: More Barnes brillance as he scoops up the ball and Tielemans just fails to get on the end of the ball. 1.08pm EST 13:08 76 min: More Rick Harris: “I wonder did the King Power pre-game DJ have the wit to play the Squeeze song ‘Cool for Cats’ over the tannoy while Zouma was warming up? There’s a Davy Crockett reference and the immortal line She doesn’t mind the language, it’s the beatin’ she don’t need.” They probably played some Kasabian. Though thinking about it, perhaps not. Some Showaddywaddy, maybe. Can’t go wrong with that. 1.05pm EST 13:05 75 min: Leicester are passing the ball around, trying to kill off the game. Of all the teams in the Premier League, they seem among the least equipped to get such a job done. It’s always interesting when Brendan is the manager. 1.02pm EST 13:02 73 min: Leicester change: Lookman on, and Maddison, who has been quiet and missed a good chance, goes off. 1.02pm EST 13:02 72 min: Antonio finds Fornals who whacks the ball out of play when attempting to cross. 1.00pm EST 13:00 70 min: Schmeichel rushes out and smashes the ball into the sky to clear danger as Fornals scampers towards him. 12.59pm EST 12:59 68 min: Dewsbury-Hall, another player fizzing with confidence all of a sudden, whips in a shot that’s wide. Leicester need another goal, and are chasing it down with extreme prejudice. 12.57pm EST 12:57 67 min: That’s enough from Coufal as he is replaced by the rather speedier Ryan Fredericks at West Ham’s full-back position. Fresher legs needed against Barnes. Updated at 12.59pm EST 12.56pm EST 12:56 66 min: Fornals falls in the Leicester box but no dice from the referee, Michael Oliver, and Barnes again almost forces something again. Then, he gets another chance to roast Coufal, cutting the ball back for Dewsbury-Hall to fire over. 12.54pm EST 12:54 64 min: Barnes has had Coufal on toast in this game, and West Ham are doing very little to protect their right back. This time, the danger is cleared but Barnes is really enjoying himself. 12.53pm EST 12:53 63 min: Antonio, who has not seen much of the ball in this half, looks annoyed as he chases the ball as it runs out. Updated at 12.53pm EST 12.52pm EST 12:52 62 min: Declan Rice joins the booked club, and was not happy with that, having looked to have slipped as he went through the back of Daka. 12.50pm EST 12:50 60 min: Cresswell, who has had a tough afternoon, has been booked for a foul on Ricardo, who has had a good afternoon. 12.49pm EST 12:49 58 min: So good to see Harvey Barnes and Ricardo involved; both have had troubled seasons, and Barnes looks to be overflowing with confidence. 12.48pm EST 12:48 Goal! Leicester 2-1 West Ham (Ricardo, 57) More wizardry from Barnes off the left, great control and whips the ball in, and Ricardo speeds in, climbs highest and heads home. A fine goal. West Ham statuesque. Ricardo Pereira of Leicester City scores to make it 2-1. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images Updated at 1.04pm EST 12.46pm EST 12:46 56 min: Barnes takes a swing as as Dewsbury-Hall free-kick bounces out but can only hit the wall. And then Leicester go so close. Barnes shows off his skill, and his cross to the back post really should be knocked in by Daka. And yet it isn’t. 12.44pm EST 12:44 54 min: Soyuncu launches the ball up front, and Barnes tries to get on the end of it, only for Bowen to make a fine tackle, and then get to his feet and carry it. A player brimming with confidence. 12.42pm EST 12:42 52 min: Leicester chase down Diop, and Fabianski is forced to get it launched. Neither team is exactly blessed with touch and verve though Barnes tries a reverse pass that Thomas fails to make the most of. 12.40pm EST 12:40 50 min: West Ham free-kick, taken by Coufal from the right and cleared. But West Ham keep the ball, and almost carve a chance for Bowen, only for his shot to be blocked. 12.39pm EST 12:39 49 min: West Ham queue for a cross, and Fornals eventually has his blocked. They are dominating possession. 12.38pm EST 12:38 48 min: Confusion between Amartey and Schmeichel sees Bowen almost steal in as West Ham are allowed to build up their own head of steam. 12.36pm EST 12:36 46 min: Back away we go at the King Power as Leicester seek to build on their improvements of the second half of the first half. Maddison, who was quiet in the first 45, has a quick chance after Diop heads away and he is too quick with it, smashing the ball into the stand. 12.20pm EST 12:20 Half-time: Leicester 1-1 West Ham Leicester lacked in confidence, and were caught out by that Jarrod Bowen goal but made West Ham work and though fortunate to be handed the penalty by Aaron Cresswell, their efforts were rewarded. This could go either way. 12.17pm EST 12:17 45+2 min: Chance for West Ham. Antonio holds up the ball, and stands it up for Fornals who commits a foul in chasing it down. 12.16pm EST 12:16 45+1 min: Three minutes are added on to a half where Leicester have grown into the game and now have their reward, a gift in fact from Cresswell. 12.15pm EST 12:15 Goal! Leicester 1-1 West Ham (Tielemans, 45 pen) Tielemans drills the penalty, right in the bottom left, and beyond Fabianski had guessed right. Great penalty. And Tielemans celebrates by miming a heart. Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans scores their first goal from the penalty spot. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters Updated at 12.31pm EST 12.14pm EST 12:14 Penalty to Leicester! 43 min: Ricardo crosses again and Rice head the ball away. Soucek’s challenge on Dewsbury-Hall forces a corner. Tielemans takes, and that’s a plum handball from Cresswell. It was in an unnatural position. 12.11pm EST 12:11 41 min: Ricardo has two attempts to get a cross into the West Ham box, both fail and West Ham go up the other end. Then it goes back up to the West Ham end where Harvey Barnes fires over the bar, and wide. He curses a bobble. 12.09pm EST 12:09 39 min: Tielemans tries to get Leicester going, and fires well wide. He tries to get the home fans reared up, and they respond even if some may doubt if he is going to be at the club next season.

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