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STOKE v LEICESTER RECAP: Magician Mahrez masterminds another Foxes comeback but Potters grab point

Leicester City again came from behind to force a 2-2 draw with Stoke City on the weekend.


The Foxes conceded first for the fourth time in a row but remain undefeated thanks to second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez - from the penalty spot - and Jamie Vardy.

Began Krkic opened his account in his first start of the season after returning from a knee injury with a clinical finish in the 13th minute before Jon Walters added a second for the Potters just seven minutes later.

But Claudio Ranieri's men again rallied after giving up a lead to record their third draw of the season which has them sitting fourth on the table while Stoke occupy 18th after arresting a two-game losing streak.


MATCH OVERVIEW

Stoke City: 2 (Bojan Krkic 13', Jon Walters 20')
Leicester City: 2 (Riyad Mahrez (PEN) 51', Jamie Vardy 69')
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent - 27,642


TALKING POINTS

- Can Bojan light up Stoke and the Premier League now he is back from injury?

- Leicester again the comeback kings but can they be a genuine danger to any side if they manager to keep a clean sheet?

- Mahrez at it again. Is he the most exciting player in the league at the moment?



WHAT'S NEXT?

Stoke host Bournemouth on Saturday following Tuesday night's Capital One Cup third round clash with Fulham while Leicester host West Ham United in the cup ahead of the visit of Arsenal on the weekend.



TWITTER INSIGHT




QUOTES CORNER

Stoke boss Hughes on a tale of two halves:

"In the first half I think we were fine. So the second half we are not happy with. The first half we were good value, but it is about managing the game."


Leicester's Ranieri on yet another come-from-behind result:

"It was a great comeback, but it is not possible to do this every time. It was important to show good spirit and character with the reaction - in the end that was good."




STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta




TEAM LEADERS

LEICESTER
Goals - Riyad Mahrez 5
Assists - Riyad Mahrez, Marc Albrighton 3
Yellow cards - Jeff Schlupp 3


STOKE
Goals - Mame Biram Diouf 2
Assists - Stephen Ireland, Xherdan Shaqiri, Marko Arnautovic 1
Yellow cards - Erik Pieters 2
Red cards - Ibrahim Afellay, Charlie Adam 1

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