WAGNER’S SIDE DESERVE SPOILS AS DEPOITRE NETS ON HOME LEAGUE DEBUT IN FINE SHOW

Had a great chance to make it 2-1 early in the second-half but his distribution is still a worry for the side Substitutes Collin Quaner – Should have done better with an Aaron Mooy cross - 6 Jonathan Hogg - Didn’t have long enough to make an impression - NA Rajiv van La Parra - Didn’t have long enough to make an impression - NA TOWN were forced to settle for a point against Leicester City at the John Smith’s Stadium after seeing a second-half winner wrongly ruled out for offside.

After dominating the first-half and fully testing the visitors, Belgian forward Laurent Depoitre broke the deadlock in the opening minutes of the second half.

Yet the euphoria was short-lived as Chris Lowe’s clumsy challenge on Andy King saw Foxes forward Jamie Vardy equalise from the penalty spot just four minutes later.

Town thought they had the perfect response when they once again found the back of the net – Elias Kachunga getting the final touch on Mathias Jorgensen’s effort. However, it was ruled offside and the goal disallowed when television replays clearly indicated it should have stood for David Wagner’s side.

Ahead of the game, there were three changes made to the side which disappointed away at West Ham United last Monday night, with Rajiv van La Parra and Philip Billing dropping to the bench for Danny Williams and Abdelhamid Sabiri.

The final change saw Laurent Depoitre come in for the injured Steve Mounie, struggling with a heel injury, while both Jonathan Hogg and Collin Quaner returned to the matchday squad as substitutes after recovering from their respective injuries.

However, Martin Cranie (hip flexor), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (knee) and Kasey Palmer (hamstring) were all still absent.

Wagner wanted and expected a reaction from his charges after the poor performance at the London Stadium, and he got one immediately from kick-off as his side took the game to the visitors.

An early ball into the box from Tom Ince saw Depoitre’s glancing header go straight into the hands of Leicester City keeper Kasper Schmeichel in the third minute as fans roared their side forward.

Town continued to knock on the door, firing crosses into the box at every opportunity looking for the burly Belgian Depoitre, and it took the Foxes until the 15th minute to have any real sight of goal – Kelechi Iheanacho closed out well by the Town defence.

Yet once again the frustration was Town’s inability to make it