Summary

  • Butland deflects cross into his own net

  • Shaqiri opened scoring with curling long-range strike

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  1. 'Stoke not giving Jamie Vardy space'published at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Leon Osman
    Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Stoke are defending quite deep not giving Jamie Vardy space to run into and Leicester are crossing a lot of balls in. So Stoke are winning that battle at the moment.

  2. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Riyad Mahrez takes the corner and Geoff Cameron, not for the first time, heads away.

    Stoke defending deep but defending well.

  3. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Now Leicester win their seventh corner of the game.

    Need to be making the most of these.

  4. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Half a chance for Leicester as Riyad Mahrez - following Leicester's sixth corner of the game - finds a bit of space to get a shot off. Not enough power to trouble Jack Butland, however.

  5. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    In fact, we've had almost as many bookings as we have had touches inside the box as Mame Biram Diouf becomes the third player to get a yellow card for a heavy challenge on Riyad Mahrez.

    Scrappy is very much the word.

  6. 'It's very scrappy'published at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Leon Osman
    Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's very scrappy between both boxes. Both defences are on top and each needs to do better with their attacking efforts.

    Neither team has shown any quality in the final third. It's been a pretty poor game.

    Danny Simpson Eric Maxin Choupo-MotingImage source, Reuters
  7. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

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    Not much in the way of goal action so far. Both sides have had a whopping two touches inside the respective boxes.

  8. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Wilfred Ndidi lofts the ball forward for Jamie Vardy to chase. The striker puts Kurt Zouma under pressure, the dazzling sun causing Zouma a bit of concern as he tries to deal with it but eventually the defender clears.

  9. 'That sums Leicester up so far'published at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Leon Osman
    Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That sums Leicester up so far. Showing plenty of enterprise but then being lazy or sloppy with their final pass. That needs to be a lot better if they want to open teams up in the Premier League.

  10. Postpublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Gary Flintoff
    BBC Radio 5 live at the King Power Stadium

    Stoke manager Paul Lambert is kicking every ball in his technical area. He has been very animated so far in his blue track suit.

    Leicester boss Claude Puel looks far more relaxed (and suave) in his dark suit.

  11. YELLOW CARDpublished at 18 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Pressure mounting on that Stoke goal as Leicester win their fifth corner of the game after some excellent work by Riyad Mahrez.

    It's played short, Mahrez loses possession and Marc Albrighton is booked as he prevents Xherdan Shaqiri from breaking on the counter.

    Marc AlbrightonImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Riyad Mahrez plays the corner short but Stoke clear again when the ball is put into the box.

  13. 'That was good play from Stoke'published at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Leon Osman
    Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That was good play from Stoke. It was their first real attack - they got down the right and Badou Ndiaye gets the ball and it's decent shot from 20-25 yards that was saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

  14. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Clever turn on the left by Marc Albrighton catches out two Stoke players but his cross is headed away. Leicester pick up the loose ball and resume the attack, with Konstantinos Stafylidis eventually having to put behind for another Stoke corner.

    Marc AlbrightonImage source, AFP
  15. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Although Stoke would obviously love to sneak a win and it is the visitors who have the first shot on target.

    Riyahd Mahrez is caught in possession and Badou Ndiaye shoots from outside the box but Kasper Schmeichel saves relatively comfortably.

  16. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Not a classic 10 minutes of football so far it has to be said, but Stoke appear to have dealt with that early bit of Leicester pressure.

    Just one point from the last 21 available away from home for Stoke. If it stays like this until the final whistle the visitors will probably be fairly happy.

  17. YELLOW CARDpublished at 8 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Scrappy stuff at the moment as Joe Allen dives in wildly on Wilfred Ndidi. The Stoke midfielder is booked, Leicester have a free-kick but Marc Albrighton over hits it.

  18. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Stoke have a free-kick as Danny Simpson brings down Mame Biram Diouf. It's 30 yards from goal and Moritz Bauer sends it to the back post for Geoff Cameron but it's a touch too long for the Stoke defender and Leicester have the goal kick.

    Danny Simpson Mame Biram DioufImage source, Reuters
  19. CLOSE!published at 4 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Riyad Mahrez cuts in from the right and curls an effort towards the far post, just wide.

    Stoke have barely had a touch of the ball. In fact, I'm pretty sure they've haven't put a single pass together yet.

  20. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Stoke

    Riyad Mahrez is looking very, very lively in these early stages. He tries to find Jamie Vardy with a ball over the defence but Jack Butland is first to it.