Leeds 1-1 Leicester: 3 Noticeable factors you may have missed
By Akash Roy
FULL-TIME Leeds 1-1 Leicester
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 7, 2021
An entertaining encounter ends all square after first-half crackers within two minutes of each other from Raphinha and Harvey Barnes#LEELEI pic.twitter.com/jME4xBwdJq
Split seconds later, during the 28th minute, from the kick-off following that goal, Barnes placed a brilliant shot in the top right corner to deny Leeds’ lead for long. Just with five touches, the Foxes equalized what remained the final scoreline of the match. Lookman found his name into the scoresheet momentarily before it was ruled offside by the VAR. Both the sides pressed strenuously, but nothing more substantial came out of the remaining time.
Leicester City’s 3 noticeable factors
Unable to contend the main threat – The Blue Army was running out of breath whenever the Leeds number 10 was on the ball. The Brazilian Raphinha was shockingly given lots of pockets of spaces to trouble Leicester City. It makes you wonder why he was left uncontested to channel in crosses and make so many orchestrational plays from the left side of the field. Even on a few instances, Leeds was unlucky as Dan James and others despite, getting into goal-scoring positions, couldn’t place a decent kick for the finish.
#lcfc picked up their 1️⃣5️⃣th #PL point of the season following a 1-1 draw with Leeds United at Elland Road 📝#LeeLei
— Leicester City (@LCFC) November 7, 2021
Schmeichel to the rescue – A reassuring factor for all the East Midlanders would be the stunning performance from their captain. Kasper Schmeichel made four splendid saves that kept his side in the fight.