Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final First Leg - Leicester City v Aston Villa - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - January 8, 2020 Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa hits the crossbar with a header at goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - Lowly Aston Villa defied incessant pressure as they held out bravely for a 1-1 draw at Leicester City despite being unable to field a striker in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Freddy Guilbert put Villa ahead with their first shot of the game after 28 minutes and Leicester, second in the Premier League and hoping to reach their first cup final since 2000, needed a 74th-minute equaliser by Kelechi Iheanacho to force a draw.
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