Huddersfield Town moved into fifth place in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester City.

The Terriers were the better side from the start and were only denied three points by an assistant referee’s flag, which cancelled out Elias Kachunga’s second half header when replays showed he was clearly onside.

After a goalless first half, the game came to life within seconds of the restart.

Belgian Laurent Depoitre used his strength to roll defender Harry Maguire with ease after Kachunga’s through ball and slotted home into the corner from inside the area to give the hosts a deserved lead.

Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare handed a first league start to £25m summer signing Kelechi Iheanacho and he should have equalised three minutes later when he was played in by Rihad Mahrez but he failed to connect properly with the goal gaping.

Laurent Depoitre fires Huddersfield into the lead (
Image:
REX/Shutterstock)
Vardy makes no mistake from the penalty spot (
Image:
REX/Shutterstock)
Jamie Vardy nets his fourth goal of the season (
Image:
REUTERS)

However, City were level a minute later. Chris Lowe’s trip on Andy King inside the area was punished in emphatic style by Jamie Vardy, who blasted his penalty straight down the middle for his fourth of the season.

Town thought they had secured another priceless victory on 61 minutes when Kachunga headed home from close range but the goal was disallowed despite being onside.

Tom Ince bursts clear of the Leicester defence (
Image:
Getty Images Europe)
Wes Morgan challenges for the ball (
Image:
REUTERS)
David Wagner will be disappointed with the draw (
Image:
Getty Images Europe)
Craig Shakespeare will be keen to see Leicester get back on the winning trail (
Image:
PA)

Huddersfield: Lössl 6, Smith 7, Jorgensen 7, Schindler 7, Löwe 6, MOM Mooy 8, Williams 7, Kachunga 7 (Quaner 6, 74), Sabiri 6 (Hogg 6, 82), Ince 7, Depoitre 7 (Van La Parra, 90)

Leicester: Schmeichel 6, Simpson 6, Morgan 6, Maguire 6, Chilwell 7, Mahrez 7, Ndidi 6, King 6, Albrighton 6 (Gray 6, 65), Iheanacho 6 (Okazaki 6, 69), Vardy 7 (Slimani 6, 82)