Butland blunder costs Stoke the

Stoke remain in the relegation places after an error from goalkeeper Jack Butland meant they had to settle for a point from a draw with Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Paul Lambert’s team looked set to climb out of the bottom three ahead of the afternoon Premier League fixtures after Swiss ace Xherdan Shaqiri’s lovely first-half finish put them ahead.

However, Butland gifted Leicester an equaliser with an own-goal midway through the second half when he misjudged a Marc Albrighton cross.

Leicester had late opportunities to take all three points and twice hit the post, but the early kick-off ultimately finished all square.

The Foxes made a hightempo start and put Stoke under some early pressure with a series of corners.

The last presented Matty James with a shooting opportunity, but he was unable to keep his effort down. Stoke were also full of energy early on as they pressed high up the pitch and when Badou Ndiaye won possession on the edge of the Leicester penalty area after 12 minutes, his curling effort brought a decent save from Kasper Schmeichel.

The game became a little scrappy as the first half wore on, as both teams struggled to keep the ball, and such an instance allowed Stoke to pounce two minutes before half-time.

Wilfred Ndidi tried too hard to keep the ball in play on the touchline midway inside his