Vardy netted the opener but received a second yellow card for simulation, allowing West Ham to take control after the break
Leonardo Ulloa came to the rescue just when it seemed West Ham were putting a spanner in the works of Leicester 's title bid on Sunday.
The league-leading Foxes looked on their way to another win when Jamie Vardy stroked them into the lead in the first half, but things unravelled after the break.
First, Vardy was sent off, receiving a second yellow card for simulation. Then West Ham mounted a stirring comeback, Andy Carroll and Aaron Cresswell scoring to make it 2-1.
But Ulloa converted an injury-time penalty to salvage a point for the Foxes.
1. Jamie Vardy is unlucky - but chickens have come home to roost
Don’t be fooled by the fairytale. Leicester employ the dark arts, grappling at corners, niggly, every trick in the box.
But Jamie Vardy was incredibly unlucky to be sent off for a second yellow, referee Jon Moss deeming that the Leicester striker played for the penalty and tried to trick him by going down under Angelo Ogbonna’s challenge.
Referees are under strict instructions to clamp down on players looking for decisions. But should every time a player goes over be a penalty or a dive? Of course not. Vardy has played a clever game for much of the season. But this time he was hard done by.
Maybe chickens have come home to roost because refs are on the look out.
It really changed the game and Leicester had to batten down the hatches. Then the dark arts came into play again. Wes Morgan grappled Winston Reid to concede a penalty. A less obvious decision than some of the earlier. But a big call by ref Jon Moss.
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