But Vardy was dismissed for a second yellow by referee Jon Moss and, although Leicester’s 10 men coped well with West Ham’s constant pressure, they wilted in the 84th minute when Wes Morgan fouled Winston Reid and Carroll equalised from the spot.
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Jamie Vardy faces having his mandatory one-match ban lengthened, potentially ruling the striker out of more of Leicester’s title run-in, after he was charged Monday by the English Football Association over his angry reaction to a red card.
Claudio Ranieri’s side lead Tottenham by eight points with four matches of their campaign remaining, though Spurs can cut that gap to five if they win at Stoke.
As usual, there were different opinions on Twitter regarding the suspension.
“Vardy got sent off at the weekend, but once again I will go out on a limb: I don’t see that”.
The recently-capped France global however arrived Leicester City for 5.6 million Pounds, and has since become one of best players in England this season. Our players will know and have it drummed into them that they must keep their cool, don’t lose your temper, don’t run the risk that they are going to upset you and get you sent off. Carroll gave away a disputed late penalty for his challenge on Jeff Schlupp as title chasers Leicester battled back for a point.He did so with aplomb and when Aaron Cresswell hammered them in front, the points looked intact until the referee intervened to leave Carroll livid.
“I would like us to get a penalty, but also we as a club don’t want to get that label [of divers]”.
The draw at the King Power Stadium leaves West Ham in sixth position in the table, seven points adrift of Manchester City after they claimed a 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
West Ham nearly scored in the second minute when Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel saved a header from Cheikhou Kouyate, tipping the ball on to his left-hand post before it rolled across the line and hit the other upright.
It was certainly a controversial match and I have to say, with my forwards union hat on, that the Jamie Vardy sending off was extremely harsh. “But I think we showed our togetherness and team spirit and fight”. “We must believe every time and this point is very very important, psychologically”.
“I think we can definitely compete”.
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The pool of referees for the Premier League stands at just 17 this season – the lowest number ever – so it is obvious that reaching this pinnacle really does only appeal to the very few. Okazaki has netted only six goals this season, while Ulloa’s penalty took his tally to four.
