HUDDERSFIELD hit man Elias Kachunga was robbed of a winner by a linesman’s mistake.
Kachunga turned a point-blank header in from Danny Williams’s rocket shot, but was wrongly ruled out for offside. However Andy King had played him on and it was a shocking mistake by the linesman who had a perfect view.
Leicester came to attack but that made it a wildly open game and Huddersfield more than played their part and exploited the spaces that popped up.
Tom Ince revelled down the left and a fine cross let Laurent Depoitre meet a firm header that he put straight at Kasper Schmeichel.
Ince had a shot deflected over after Depoitre used his strength to set him up as the Terriers showed a real appetite.
Williams, in from the start, curled over after winning a battle with Wilfried Ndidi. Leicester generally were rattled by the pace and aggression of their rivals.
Kelechi Iheanacho threatened to mark his full debut and was taken out by Christopher Schindler for a booking, but Riyad Mahrez's free kick was blocked. And he does point out that they defeated Chelsea at home last season and in the FA Cup Final, as well as in a penalty shoot-out in the Community Shield.
Wenger said: “In the last few years, Chelsea has had great teams so it was always difficult to win there but our record against Chelsea has been good, we won (at home) last year, we won the FA Cup final, on penalties in the Community Shield so let’s focus on the quality of our game and not too much on where we play.” But that was soon forgotten as Andy King was brought down by Chris Lowe for a penalty, spotted by the linesman. Vardy smashed home the spot kick.
Mathias Zanka brought a fine fingertip save out of Schmeichel as the two sides went for it. Williams was inches away too as Huddersfield pounded the goal but Vardy went closer when he failed to find a touch with nobody to beat from Mahrez's great low ball.
Ince went agonisingly close too as two of the brighter sides around looked for a late winner.
From The Sun
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