That was a pretty enjoyable game. Leicester were the smoother team but Stoke showed character to twice come from behind, and Peter Crouch got amongst it to great effect when he came off the bench. A match report should appear here shortly. Thanks for your company, bye!

Choupo-Moting wins a late corner for Stoke. Leicester thought it should have been a goalkick. This will be the last attack of the game - and it almost leads to a goal! Zouma’s near-post header loops towards goal, and Schmeichel dives dramatically to his right to punch it away!

90+2 min “I think you’re right about Peter Crouch being a good candidate for national treasure - well-known, likeable, good at what he does, not partisan, self-deprecating, been around enough to be above it all (literally and metaphorically) and slightly eccentric,” says Charles Antaki. “David Attenborough without the gravitas.”

Yeah, his self-deprecation in particular makes him very likeable.

90+1 min “Demarai Gray really is a stylish player isn’t he,” says Michael Cosgrove, “particularly given his age, and better still is how he commands respect from opposing players when he gets the ball in space. My money says he has a very bright future ahead of him.”

Yep. The key is his decision-making, which you’d expect to improve as he gets more experience. He’s a lovely player to watch, elegant and progressive. He’s a decent outside bet for the World Cup squad too.

90 min There will be four minutes of added sweat and toil.

89 min Leicester are finishing strongly. They have been in control for most of this match, so the scoreline will irritate them.

88 min Iheanacho has a goal disallowed for offside. Mahrez’s first-time shot hit Allen and deflected to Iheanacho, who lifted it over Butland. He was a few yards beyond the last defender and there were no complaints.

86 min Another Stoke change: Saido Berahino replaces Mame Biram Diouf.

84 min Leicester have calmed things down a little after a very tricky spell. Meanwhile, Baz has assumed the Clockwatch position should you wish to follow the 3pm games.

82 min Shaqiri’s flat, driven free-kick from the right is headed wide by Choupo-Moting. It wasn’t much of a chance, with defenders all around him.

80 min Leicester make their final change, with Marc Albrighton replacing Demarai Gray on the left wing. Gray was very good in the first half, pretty quiet in the second.

79 min Stoke are harassing Leicester much more than they did for the first 70 minutes. Crouch has changed the mood of the match as well as the score. Leicester look vulnerable defensively but still very dangerous on the break.

78 min Vardy almost makes it 3-2 on the break. Iheanacho played the ball into the area, where Vardy was one against one with Shawcross. He dummied to shoot with his right foot and turned back inside, a brilliant piece of skill that sent Shawcross off like a fire engine going to the wrong fire, only to drag a left-footed shot a few yards wide. He should have scored.

74 min Peter Crouch is a national treasure.

Crouchigollllll! Stoke are level through the simplest of goals. Shaqiri curled a fast outswinging corner to the near post, where Crouch got in front of Fuchs to thump an excellent downwards header into the net.

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72 min Allen plays a short pass back to the underlapping Zouma, whose well-struck shot from the edge of the area is comfortably held by Schmeichel at the near post.

71 min Vardy gobbles up the ground down the left, but the well positioned Wimmer blocks his attempted cross to Iheanacho.

70 min Stoke are lumping everything towards Crouch and Diouf now, which is fair enough in the circumstances.

69 min A Stoke substitution: the quiet Ramadan Sobhi is replaced by Peter Crouch.

67 min Stoke have gone to a back four, with Diouf moving from right wing-back to centre-forward.

66 min Claude Puel makes another change, with Andy King replacing the injured goalscorer Vicente Iborra. He looks a good player.

65 min Leicester have been much the better team today. They look really sharp and hungry, just as they did when Craig Shakespeare took over earlier in the year. They should sack their manager every fortnight.

64 min Some Stoke players thought Ndidi fouled Diouf in the build up to the goal. It looked a good challenge to me, and more importantly to Jon Moss.

61 min Just before the goal, Schmeichel made a terrific diving save from Shawcross’s header.

Riyad Mahrez gives Leicester the lead with a splendid solo goal. Ndidi won the ball in midfield and lobbed it across the field to Mahrez on the right. He slithered away from Pieters, moved into the area and hit an early left-footed shot that went through Butland into the net. Butland might have done better but I think the lack of backlift caught him by surprise.

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59 min A Leicester substitution: Shinji Okazaki off, Kelechi Iheanacho on.

58 min On reflection I don’t think Allen’s shot did hit Maguire, it just looped up in the air off the outside of his foot.

57 min Choupo-Moting cuts the ball back from the byline towards Joe Allen, whose left-footed shot is blocked by Maguire. It was slightly behind Allen, who still managed to drag the ball towards goal before it hit Maguire. Choupo-Moting has been Stoke’s most dangerous attacker by a distance.

53 min Gray plays a cute pass infield to Mahrez, who shifts the ball away from Shawcross and blasts a fine low shot that whistles just wide of the far post. Leicester have been really good in attack today, full of class and menace.

52 min Mahrez shows why footballers dive so often. He was clearly fouled 25 yards from goal, tried to stay on his feet and eventually lost his balance. Because of the delay, Jon Moss gave no free-kick.

49 min Vardy beats Zouma twice on the left before crossing just over the head of Okazaki. Then Mahrez hits an awkward, wobbling shot from 30 yards that is sensibly pushed over by Butland.

47 min A decent start to the second half from Stoke, with Allen’s deflected cross-shot well held by the stretching Schmeichel.

46 min Peep peep!

Half-time reading

Half-time chit-chat

“Surely no list of Darren Fletcher’s greatest moments would be complete without mention of his header against Chelsea in 2005?” says Matt Loten. “Not only was it a winning goal against an imperious, early-Mourinho title-winning side, but it ended the Blues’ 40-match unbeaten run, and it was a logic-defying, looping, did-he-really-mean-that header back across the goal from an improbable angle to boot. Magnificent.”

“Know what the new and modern definition is of ‘cursed by fate’?” says Hubert O’Hearn. “It’s when you slog your through watching half an hour of uninspiring football and then - just then - your wifi needs to reconnect. So you type in your password etc etc and return to the match ... having missed the goal and all the replays. Ah.”

Peep peep! That was a half of two halves. The first was dire; the second was almost ceaselessly entertaining. Leicester have been the more dangerous side, with Gray looking impressive again, and will be aggrieved that they aren’t ahead. See you in 10 minutes for the second half.

45 min “Re the ref’s injury - obviously sorry to see that the poor bloke can’t continue but I have trouble with refs with names like Bobby,” says Kevin Ryan. “They should be named appropriately like, for example, Roger Kirkpatrick, who if memory serves me correctly was a ref in the 70s, bald with mutton chop sideburns. A man who stood no nonsense. Maybe that’s why today’s players badger and chase and harangue referees - it’s on account of their first names. You wouldn’t have seen old Roger putting up with Mr Terry et all chasing him across the pitch....”

Here’s exhibit A.

44 min The Stoke corner leads to an impromptu game of head tennis, until Choupo-Moting belabours a volley into orbit.

43 min Shaqiri’s low shot from 20 yards is pushed round by Schmeichel. It was a comfortable save. He might have been able to catch it but decided to play safe.