- Leif Davis put the hosts ahead with a wonderful volley in the 55th minute.
- But Leicester equalized through Jordan Ayew after Kalvin Phillips was sent off.
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Just when it looked like Ipswich were about to deliver a new Leif, they squandered what should have been their first Premier League win in calamitous fashion.
Leif Davis scored a stunning goal to put them firmly in the driving seat against Leicester. But a nightmare year for Kalvin Phillips continued when he was sent off with 13 minutes left.
And the pressure finally told in injury time when Jordan Ayew scored the equalizer to leave Ipswich still without a win in any of their first ten top-flight games.
Maybe we should have seen it coming. Leicester have scored in every league match this season, with the Tractor Boys dropping a point in their previous match against winners Brentford in the 96th minute.
Ipswich are now 12 points adrift of winning positions and if they can’t beat Leicester at home when they’re top, it promises to be a long, tough season.
Jordan Ayew came off the bench to rescue a point for Leicester against Ipswich on Saturday
The Ghanaian striker scored in added time to tie the match
Steve Cooper’s team are now five points clear of the relegation zone on their return to the top flight
It was a case of no Steve Cooper, there was no problem for Leicester to start this game. The Foxes boss was watching from the stands rather than the bench after receiving a touchline penalty for three yellow cards.
But three consecutive defeats for Ipswich before this match had tested patience and put some nerves to the test for the Tractor Boys.
And they got off to a shaky start, allowing Jamie Vardy to feed Stephy Mavididi for a golden chance which he badly squandered with a missed shot.
Arijanet Muric then had to make an aerial save on Abdul Fatawu, who fired from the edge of the area.
As Ipswich recovered, Sam Szmodics took advantage of an opportunity after Omari Hutchinson robbed a sleeping Jannik Vestergaard.
Facundo Buonanotte then had a shot deflected and well saved by Muric at the other end, but the home team were gaining confidence and Dara O’Shea should have done better with a deflected header from a corner.
The visitors controlled much of the action during the opening minutes at Portman Road.
But Leif Davis scored a magnificent volley after the break to put the hosts ahead.
The first goal left Kieran McKenna’s team just 30 minutes away from their first win of the season.
Conor Chaplin came within inches of giving Ipswich the lead when he cut inside and unleashed an effort from the edge of the area. But Leicester had had the better chances when the half-time whistle blew.
It was a real peach that finally broke the deadlock, and it came from Davis’s boot ten minutes after the break.
Sneaking in at the far post, he connected perfectly with Sam Morsy’s deep cross to place a brilliantly controlled side volley past Hermansen and into the far corner.
Harry Winks tested Muric from distance in response, and then disaster struck for Ipswich when Phillips received a second yellow card.
The former England midfielder received a poor touch and as a result was brought in late on Ricardo Pereira. Referee Tim Robinson took his time to think about it and then gave Phillips his marching orders.
But disaster struck when Kalvin Phillips received a second booking late in the game.
The former England international was given his marching orders by referee Tim Robinson.
Leicester increased the pressure in the final minutes and got the tie.
But Cameron Burgess cleared the line from Foxes substitute Jordan Ayew and Muric saved Buonanotte and in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Leicester scored.
Morsy gave the ball away and the Foxes broke through with Vardy sliding in Ayew who scored to crush home hearts.