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Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City: Five Things We Learned

In the most crucial, must-win game of the season, the Foxes could only muster a late equaliser through Jordan Ayew to take a point at Hillsborough, leaving...

07.04.26, 10:48 Updated 08.04.26, 12:57 5 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

Leicester City could only muster a draw in their must-win clash with bottom of the table Sheffield Wednesday, as a late Jordan Ayew strike salvaged a point for the Foxes that keeps them in the relegation zone of the EFL Championship with five games remaining.

After Friday's 2-2 draw with Preston North End, the onus to win at the already relegated Owls was of paramount importance, with a minimum of four points, preferably six, pin-pointed by the Foxes faithful with time running out.

That went out of the window inside two minutes as yet again, another set-piece allowed the home side to get themselves an early lead. Jerry Yates was on hand to poke home inside the six-yard box as the poor defending that has blighted the season reared its regular ugly head once again.

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