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Aston Villa 1 - Leicester 1: Gestede gives hosts hope while Foxes return to league summit
RUDY GESTEDE snatched a vital point for rock-bottom Aston Villa – to leave Leicester ace Riyad Mahrez cursing himself.
Shinji Okazaki celebrates after scoring the first goal for Leicester
Had the Algerian hotshot not missed a penalty for the second time in three games, Claudio Ranieri’s Foxes would be three points clear at the top of the table.
For Leicester, already leading through Shinji Okazaki’s fourth goal of the season, would have been out of sight in this contest but for Mahrez’s failure to convert from 12 yards.
And that moment proved the turning point for Remi Garde’s strugglers, whose refusal to die without a fight was rewarded 15 minutes from time with Gestede’s driven equaliser.
A draw is unlikely to be enough come the final shake-up in the relegation dogfight. Villa, after all, are still a massive NINE points from safety.