Goals by Jeff Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez have given Leicester City a 2-1 half-time lead at home to Burnley in this afternoon's Premier League clash at the King Power Stadium, with Michael Kightly scoring the visitors' reply.
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The first effort of the game came in the 10th minute as Schlupp picked up a loose ball and fired from distance, but the Clarets goalkeeper was able to save with relative ease, the shot lacking sufficient power.
Moments later, it was Burnley's turn to threaten, as George Boyd marauded towards the Foxes' area, but despite Ben Mee being out on the flank, the former Hull City man decided to have a shot instead, which flew over and wide.
With both sides playing open-ended football, the pendulum soon swung Leicester's way, as Mahrez skipped past a number of challenges in the 18th minute before forcing Tom Heaton into a fingertip save from 20 yards.
Just after the half-hour mark, the breakthrough eventually came, courtesy of Schlupp latching on to Mahrez's low cross and poking the ball past Heaton to put the home side a goal up.
It took only six minutes for the visitors to equalise, as Kightly beat Paul Konchesky to bear down towards goal and poke home from six yards.
Leicester bounced back in terrific fashion, less than a minute elapsing from the restart to get back into the lead.
Jamie Vardy, receiving a ball from Schlupp, subsequently found Mahrez in the area with a deflected cross, and the Algerian had little more to do than connect from close range to send the ball past Heaton and into the net.
Giuseppe Labellarte
