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Ricardo Pereira has scored in back-to-back games for Leicester City Ricardo Pereira came off the bench to rescue a Championship point for 10-man Leicester City in their first trip to Oxford United for 31 years. The Foxes were a man down for almost 70 minutes after Aaron Ramsey was shown a red card on his Leicester debut. Will Lankshear's tap-in finish for the U's had already been cancelled out by a gift of an equaliser for Jordan Ayew before Burnley loanee Ramsey was sent off in the 23rd minute for a reckless challenge on Filip Krastev. A header from Ben Davies that deflected off Boubakary Soumare for an own goal restored Oxford's lead just before the break, but half-time substitute Pereira was quick to make an impact as he found the bottom corner with a 55th-minute equaliser. Boro stay unbeaten thanks to late draw at Preston Millwall fight back to draw with 10-man Charlton 'Owners support me' - Selles bullish despite Blades' start In the three decades between Leicester's last trip to Oxford, the two sides have travelled significantly different paths - with the Foxes scaling to the top of English football as Premier League champions, while the U's dropped as low as National League level. And while Oxford started the day 18 places below Leicester in the table and without a league win this season, they had Marti Cifuentes' high-flying Foxes working hard from the outset. Lankshear's ninth minute finish, after Jacub Stolarczyk's failure to hold a Matt Phillips volley allowed Michal Helik to cut the ball back for the Tottenham loanee, was a deserved opener after a bright start from the hosts. A disastrous back pass from newly appointed U's captain Cameron Brannagan gifted Ayew the chance to immediately restore parity. Przemyslaw Placheta then threatened to restore Oxford's lead, with an effort that crashed off the crossbar and dangerously rebounded back against goalkeeper Stolarczyk. But the reprieve was soon forgotten as Ramsey saw red for a dangerous, studs-up challenge on Oxford's Bulgaria international and fellow debutant Filip Krastev – moments after testing Jamie Cumming with a fierce shot. Despite going a man down, Stephy Mavididi was quick to show that Leicester would remain a threat with a solo attempt that had Oxford's defence scrambling before Cumming made a save at his near post. Davies' header from a corner, which cannoned off the unsuspecting Soumare and beyond Foxes goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk, put Gary Rowett's side back ahead in the 44th minute. Cifuentes called on the experienced duo of Harry Winks and Pereira at half-time, and the Foxes' Portuguese captain was quick to make a decisive contribution - linking up with Abdul Fatawu at the end of a intricate passing move before coolly slamming home the equaliser. There were also late shouts for a Leicester penalty, with a cross from Ayew hitting the arm of Sam Long, but those appeals were waved away by referee Ben Toner as the visitors were forced to settle for a hard-earned draw. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 13th September 2025 at 17: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Gary Rowett Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Gary Rowett Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the first Football League meeting between Oxford United and Leicester City since a 2-2 draw in the second tier in April 1994. Five of Leicester City’s last seven Football League trips to Oxford United have ended in a draw (W1 L1), with both sides scoring in five of those games. Oxford have only won four of their last 22 league games (W4 D7), picking up the fewest points of any ever-present Championship side in that time (19 points since 22nd January). Leicester have won six of their last eight Championship games (L2), while the Foxes could record three successive league clean sheets for the first time since October 2022 in the Premier League. After a run of 15 games without a goal, Abdul Fatawu has scored in consecutive league appearances for Leicester for the first time. Match ends, Oxford United 2, Leicester City 2. Second Half ends, Oxford United 2, Leicester City 2. Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United). Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross following a set piece situation. Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City). Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Jordan Ayew. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Substitution, Oxford United. Siriki Dembélé replaces Jack Currie. Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Will Lankshear. Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United). Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United). Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cameron Brannagan. Attempt blocked. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James. Attempt blocked. Luke Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker. Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside. Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan James replaces Hamza Choudhury. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.