Summary

  • Sunderland can move off the bottom with win

  • Vardy looking for first goal in 16 games

  • Get involved #bbcfootball

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Back under way with Sunderland making changes at half-time, Jan Kirchhoff is on for Steven Pienaar and Seb Larsson replacing Jason Denayer.

  2. Get involved #bbcfootballpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    It's been a while since I covered a Premier League game and it's just my luck I've got the only one without a goal...

  3. Postpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    VardyImage source, Opta

    Jamie Vardy has been getting into some good positions so far in this game. If he can just improve his finishing then there is every chance he will end is scoring drought.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    The whistle goes for half-time. 

    Sunderland started strongly but in the end, they will be glad to get into half time goalless as Leicester finished the better side.

  5. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Warm applause as they both get to their feet, although Steven Pienaar is still getting checked out. For now, Sunderland are playing with 10 men.

    Steven Pienaar receives medical attentionImage source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Two minutes of stoppage time but there's a break in play as Steven Pienaar and Marc Albrighton clash heads. Albrighton is eventually able to get up to his feet but Pienaar takes a little longer.

  7. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Oh, Jamie Vardy. The striker is getting in some good positions, but the execution of his shots are letting him down. He again gets away from his marker to meet a cross, spots Jordan Pickford off his line, but cushions his header onto the roof of the net.

    Jamie Vardy reactsImage source, AP
  8. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    LeicesterImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester could barely get the ball for the first 20 minutes but it is a much more even contest now. No real chances, though.

  9. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Ten minutes until half time and neither side is dominating. 

    There's a bit of a concern for Sunderland as Victor Anichebe drops to the floor clutching his ankle after Daniel Amartey stands on it.

    He's made of strong stuff, though, and is soon back up and runs it off.

  10. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Sunderland went hard and went early but they've dropped the tempo now and Leicester are coming into the game. Jamie Vardy is unable to find a team-mate with an inviting ball across the box, before Marc Albrighton's cross is punched away by Jordan Pickford.

  11. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Wow. Wes Morgan. Wow.

    The defender, under no pressure, attempts to launch a ball up field but succeeds only in curling it well out of play. 

    He tries to look for someone to blame, pointing to say someone should have run into the pace.

    No Wes, that was just an awful ball there.

    Claudio Ranieri reactsImage source, Getty Images
  12. CHANCE!published at 24 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    What a chance! 

    Christian Fuchs swings in a great cross from the left and Jamie Vardy gets away from the defence to get his head to it but compounds to glance it wide. 

    The Vardy of 2015-16 would have put that one away, no bother.

    Jamie Vardy heads at goalImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    A chance for Leicester as Riyad Mahrez's shot deflects behind for a corner. Marc Albrighton swings the ball into the near post where Jamie Vardy rises to meet it, but heads wide.

  14. 'It only looks a matter of time...'published at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester City

    Alex Scott
    Arsenal Ladies & England right-back on Final Score

    Sunderland are having a lot of joy in behind the Leicester defence, and at the moment it only looks a matter of time...

  15. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Jermain Defoe's form this season has been red hot. He's got seven goals in 14 games and you'd expect him to find the target when he's picked out by a Victor Anichebe cross, but he misses his kick completely and Leicester escape.

  16. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Jordan Pickford fluffs his attempt to catch a weak ball into the box, putting his defence under pressure but fortunately they bail out the Sunderland keeper.

    The Foxes are aiming to hit Sunderland on the counter through Jamie Vardy at the moment.

  17. Postpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

  18. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    One of Leicester's main problems this season has been Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez's inability to link up like they did last season but there's a flash of the old them as Mahrez gets behind the Sunderland defence and squares the ball for Vardy, but Lamine Kone just gets ahead of him.

  19. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    SunderlandImage source, Opta

    Sunderland are clearly eager to maintain their recent form by getting an early goal and are playing very advanced in these opening exchanges. Leicester are yet to put together any sort of attack.

  20. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Sunderland 0-0 Leicester

    Now Patrick van Aanholt and Victor Anichebe exchange passes, allowing the former to race into the area. He skips past a couple of desperate lunges by Leicester players but eventually runs into one player too many.