Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Leicester City and Stoke City. Claudio Ranieri’s side can leapfrog league leaders Arsenal with a victory while a win for the visitors could move Mark Hughes’ men into the top six.
Premier League / Matchday 23
King Power Stadium / 23.01.2016
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- D. Drinkwater(42')
- J. Vardy(66')
- L. Ulloa(87')
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Updated 23/01/2016 at 16:53 GMT
45'+1
Two minutes of additional time are to be played at the end of the first-half.
45'
Leicester City
44'
Leicester City
STAT! Leicester equal Arsenal with most opening goals in this PL season (14).
43'
Leicester City
Leicester have a well deserved lead and the 'we are top of the league' chants ring around the King Power Stadium.
42'
Leicester City
GOAL: Leicester 1-0 Stoke! A corner is played into the penalty area and Stoke can only clear it as far as Drinkwater on the edge of the area - the midfielder strikes it low and hard and it somehow finds its way past Butland into the bottom corner!
40'
Leicester City
It's a well played corner as Fuchs plays the ball short to Vardy who shoots for goal from a tight angle but it's blocked and Leicester have yet another corner.
39'
Leicester City
Albrighton sends a low cross into the penalty area and Stoke have to be alert to defend the set-piece. Leicester have a corner now.
38'
Leicester City
Stoke win a corner which is well defended by Leicester and suddenly the counter-attack is on with Vardy giving chase to a loose ball and he eventually wins a free-kick.
37'
Leicester City
The score remains goalless with less than 10 minutes to play until half-time. The best chance fell to Vardy whose shot was well saved by Butland.
35'
Leicester City
OVER! Another cross is fizzed in from Albrighton, the ball appears to strike the arm of a Stoke player, but the referee signals play on and it falls to Okazaki who sends his effort into row-Z from just inside the penalty area. That was a real opportunity.
34'
This is a spell of decent pressure from the Foxes who are exploiting both channels at the moment but Stoke are standing firm.
32'
Leicester City
Mahrez tees up Fuchs for a long cross sent to the back post towards Vardy but wonderful defending from Pieters who gets in front of the Leicester forward. The Foxes have another corner.
31'
Leicester City
The hosts win a throw-in which Fuchs sends into the penalty area, it's aimed towards Vardy but Stoke manage to scramble clear.
30'
Stoke City
29'
Stoke City
Marc Wilson is Shawcross' replacement.
28'
Stoke City
Shawcross is down once again and he's going to be replaced. This is a big blow for Stoke.
27'
Stoke City
Stoke - the only side who have not scored from a corner this season - are unable to trouble the hosts from the set-piece.
26'
Shaqiri sends a dangerous cross towards the back post but an outstanding piece of defending from Simpson denies Walters - Stoke have a corner.
25'
Leicester City
Kante picks up possession in a central position and, from around 25 yards out, goes for goal but that's well over the bar.
23'
Stoke City
He's back on the pitch and for now Shawcross looks OK.
22'
Stoke City
Shawcross has picked up a knock and the stretcher is brought onto the pitch to take him off. He's decided to walk to the sidelines, however, and Stoke will hope he's fit to continue.