West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City fought to a 1-1 draw in a heavyweight Championship clash at The Hawthorns early on Saturday. The result sees the two promotion contenders share the spoils in a fiercely contested match that lived up to its billing. Leicester City started strongly and took the lead against the run of play with a swift counter-attacking goal finished by their in-form striker. West Brom responded with intensity and deservedly equalized before half-time through a powerful header from a corner. The second half was an end-to-end battle, with both teams having chances to win it; the Leicester goalkeeper made a spectacular double save in the 75th minute to keep the scores level. The match had significant table impact, with Leicester missing a chance to go top and West Brom staying within touching distance of the playoff places. The West Brom manager said he was proud of his team's response, while the Leicester boss felt a point was a fair result from a tough away game.