Substitute Jamie Vardy rescued a deserved point for Leicester as the relegation rivals shared the spoils at Elland Road on Tuesday evening.

Jamie Vardy came off the bench to free Leicester City as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Leeds in a huge game in the Premier League relegation battle.

The former England striker netted deep into the second half to earn Dean Smith’s side a well deserved point, after Luis Sinisterra had earlier handed the hosts the lead.

A tight first-half saw the visitors dominate possession, although both sides struggled with their final ball and as such failed to create too many clear openings, Eurosport reports.

Despite that, the Foxes thought they had taken the lead when Youri Tielemans found the top corner in stunning fashion from 20-yards, only for VAR to disallow the goal for an offside earlier in the move.

Shortly afterwards, they found themselves chasing the game as Sinisterra broke the deadlock by heading home Jack Harrison’s terrific cross.

Chances continued to be few and far between after the break, with some resolute Leeds defending preventing their opponents from getting too far forward.

The visitors threw men forward as the game wore on though, and Kelechi Iheanacho was twice thwarted by Illan Meslier.

They were beginning to crank the pressure up though, and got the goal their performance deserved with 10 minutes left when Vardy converted into the bottom corner.

The striker had another ruled out for offside shortly afterwards, as Leicester moved one point clear of the relegation zone.

Leeds should have won it in the final minute but striker Patrick Bamford somehow scuffed wide from close range from a couple of yards out.