Leicester City were unable to ease the pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Crystal Palace at King Power Stadium.
They had their moments but struggled to find impetus and remain in the bottom three, with the 4-0 win over bottom club Nottingham Forest two weeks ago appearing a false dawn.
It felt like a day when the first goal would be crucial and Leicester’s nerves were evident from the start as Palace exerted early pressure.
But the home side sprung into life when Harvey Barnes and Patson Daka combined to unlock the Palace defence, before Daka forced Vicente Guaita into a smart save.
Palace lacked zip in attack as the first half developed, but showed a spark through Eberechi Eze, who flashed a shot over from the edge of the box with the break looming.
In the second half, it was telling that James Maddison was seeing more of the ball, but he twice missed the target before the hour, shooting over from close range and then wide after driving forward.
As time ticked on, very little changed. Neither side were able to force the issue, despite the introduction of Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho. This game was there for the taking for Leicester, but their confidence eluded them.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ward
- 27Castagne
- 18Amartey
- 3Faes
- 2Justin
- 42SoumaréSubstituted forMendyat 65′minutes
- 10MaddisonBooked at 90mins
- 8TielemansSubstituted forPraetat 82′minutes
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 7BarnesSubstituted forIheanachoat 85′minutes
- 20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 65′minutesBooked at 81mins
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 9Vardy
- 11Albrighton
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 24Mendy
- 26Praet
- 31Iversen
- 33Thomas
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Guaita
- 2Ward
- 16AndersenBooked at 11mins
- 6Guéhi
- 3MitchellSubstituted forRiedewaldat 56′minutes
- 15Schlupp
- 28DoucouréBooked at 45minsSubstituted forMilivojevicat 56′minutes
- 10Eze
- 9J Ayew
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forOliseat 65′minutes
- 11ZahaSubstituted forMatetaat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 5Tomkins
- 7Olise
- 14Mateta
- 21Johnstone
- 23Ebiowei
- 43Balmer
- 44Riedewald
- 45Gordon
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 31,298
Live Text
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Match ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 0.
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Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Crystal Palace 0.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
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Foul by Timothy Castagne (Leicester City).
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Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
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Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
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Nampalys Mendy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
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Hand ball by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
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Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Harvey Barnes.
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Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
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Leicester City
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Squad number1Player nameWard
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number18Player nameAmartey
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Squad number3Player nameFaes
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
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Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number20Player nameDaka
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number24Player nameMendy
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Squad number26Player namePraet
Crystal Palace
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Squad number13Player nameGuaita
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
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Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
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Squad number10Player nameEze
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
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Squad number11Player nameZaha
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Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number44Player nameRiedewald
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