Match ends, Leicester City 2, Burnley 2.
Jamie Vardy scored twice - as well as an own goal - as Leicester City came from behind to deny Burnley a first Premier League win of the season.
Vardy rounded Clarets goalkeeper Nick Pope from substitute Kelechi Iheanacho's through ball with five minutes remaining to complete an eventful afternoon for the in-form Foxes striker.
Burnley's summer signing Maxwel Cornet had scored a stunning volley for the visitors late in the first half on his first league start since joining for £12.85m from Lyon in August, firing in emphatically from Matej Vydra's cross.
Sean Dyche's side took an early lead when Vardy inadvertently beat Kasper Schmeichel with a flicked header at his near post from Ashley Westwood's corner.
However, the Foxes striker atoned for his error as he raced on to Youri Tielemans' pass and found the bottom corner - before rescuing a late point with another calm finish.
Burnley boss Dyche, who was forced to replace the impressive Cornet because of injury at the end of the first half, thought his side had scored a dramatic injury-time winner only to see Chris Wood's header ruled out for offside.
"That was a Jamie Vardy performance. He was a threat all game, he was superb," said Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers.
"You are seeing his energy in the game, freshness, movement and work rate. He is a top, top striker. His movement for the goals was excellent, both were really good team goals but he makes the pass because of his movement."
Vardy has final say as Burnley wait for first win
It proved an eventful opening 45 minutes for both Leicester's Vardy and Burnley's Cornet, though as has so often been the case for the Foxes it was Vardy who had the final say.
The 34-year-old missed a wonderful chance to put Leicester in front moments before his own goal when he headed Tielemans' whipped cross over from close range.
Matt Lowton also produced a wonderful sliding challenge to prevent Vardy tapping in Ricardo Pereira's ball across the six-yard box, as Burnley's defence initially stood firm under pressure.
Tielemans was excellent in the Leicester midfield and a route back into the match for the hosts always appeared likely to come through him. The Belgian produced five key passes for his side, including a perfect ball to set Vardy clear for Leicester's first.
For much of the second half Cornet's memorable first Burnley goal looked set to give the Clarets their first win at the sixth attempt.
The Ivory Coast international is the first foreign first-team player Burnley have signed from abroad since Steven Defour in 2016, and he complemented his non-negotiable hard work for the team down the left with flair in the final third.
His afternoon was cut short as he pulled up with a hamstring injury, however, and while Dyche's side seemed destined to hold out for an important opening win, Vardy had other ideas.
Sweeping past Pope to slot in his fifth goal in six league games this term, he ensured Leicester remain in mid-table following a mixed start to the campaign.
Burnley, meanwhile, sit second from bottom after picking up two points from a possible 18.
"It was a good performance overall. I'm a bit tired of saying that because we have to turn good performances into wins," said Dyche.
"It's life in the Premier League and we have to tidy up the details. We might just need a twist of fate on our side."
Player of the match
CornetMaxwel Cornet
Leicester City
Avg
- Squad number14Player nameIheanachoAverage rating
6.67
- Squad number9Player nameVardyAverage rating
6.38
- Squad number27Player nameCastagneAverage rating
6.20
- Squad number37Player nameLookmanAverage rating
6.10
- Squad number8Player nameTielemansAverage rating
6.10
- Squad number25Player nameNdidiAverage rating
5.88
- Squad number7Player nameBarnesAverage rating
5.87
- Squad number21Player nameRicardo PereiraAverage rating
5.71
- Squad number42Player nameSoumaréAverage rating
5.61
- Squad number10Player nameMaddisonAverage rating
5.55
- Squad number1Player nameSchmeichelAverage rating
5.55
- Squad number4Player nameSöyüncüAverage rating
5.43
- Squad number5Player nameBertrandAverage rating
5.23
- Squad number23Player nameVestergaardAverage rating
5.18
Burnley
Avg
- Squad number20Player nameCornetAverage rating
7.52
- Squad number27Player nameVydraAverage rating
6.88
- Squad number18Player nameWestwoodAverage rating
6.70
- Squad number5Player nameTarkowskiAverage rating
6.66
- Squad number9Player nameWoodAverage rating
6.66
- Squad number6Player nameMeeAverage rating
6.65
- Squad number2Player nameLowtonAverage rating
6.60
- Squad number1Player namePopeAverage rating
6.58
- Squad number3Player nameTaylorAverage rating
6.53
- Squad number8Player nameBrownhillAverage rating
6.45
- Squad number11Player nameMcNeilAverage rating
6.42
- Squad number7Player nameGudmundssonAverage rating
6.22
- Squad number10Player nameBarnesAverage rating
5.80
- Squad number17Player nameLennonAverage rating
5.08
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Schmeichel
- 21Ricardo PereiraSubstituted forCastagneat 45'minutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 23VestergaardBooked at 5mins
- 5Bertrand
- 8Tielemans
- 25Ndidi
- 42SoumaréSubstituted forIheanachoat 62'minutes
- 37LookmanSubstituted forMaddisonat 78'minutes
- 9Vardy
- 7BarnesBooked at 77mins
Substitutes
- 6Evans
- 10Maddison
- 11Albrighton
- 12Ward
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 27Castagne
- 29Daka
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pope
- 2Lowton
- 5TarkowskiBooked at 90mins
- 6Mee
- 3Taylor
- 11McNeilSubstituted forLennonat 87'minutes
- 18WestwoodBooked at 60mins
- 8Brownhill
- 20CornetBooked at 45minsSubstituted forGudmundssonat 45+2'minutesBooked at 68mins
- 27VydraSubstituted forBarnesat 75'minutes
- 9Wood
Substitutes
- 4Cork
- 7Gudmundsson
- 10Barnes
- 13Hennessey
- 17Lennon
- 22Collins
- 23Pieters
- 26Bardsley
- 37Thomas
- Referee:
- Chris Kavanagh
- Attendance:
- 31,650
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home67%
- Away33%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home8
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Burnley 2.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 2-2 Burnley.
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Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
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Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
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Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
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Attempt missed. Aaron Lennon (Burnley) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
Booking
James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
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Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
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Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Dwight McNeil.
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Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
Goal!
Goal! Leicester City 2, Burnley 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
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Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
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All the best for the rest of the season .
Leicester have lost their way in the last few weeks. They are much, much better than this.
And then losing the ball
Cracking game, and so, so close to a Burnley win !
Should have been a comfortable win if we could actually defend.
Jamie loves to score against us.