Leicester City extended their six-game winless run after being held to a goalless draw at home to Sunderland this afternoon.
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City, whose last victory came against Manchester United in September, started the game determined to end their two-month winless streak and fashioned a number of good chances in the opening 15 minutes.
First, Jamie Vardy capitalised on an error from Wes Brown before rounding Costel Pantilimon, but the ball rolled out of play before he could convert.
Jeff Schlupp then latched on to Riyad Mahrez's through-ball but his first-time shot nestled into the side-netting.
Sunderland brushed off those early scares and went close themselves on 23 minutes when Steven Fletcher forced Kasper Schmeichel into a fine low save.
Schmeichel was called into action yet again minutes later to tip away Adam Johnson's curling effort as Sunderland finished the half in the ascendency but failed to find the breakthrough.
The Black Cats lost that momentum during the break and Nigel Pearson's side should have gone ahead early in the half, with Matty James forcing Pantilimon into his first meaningful save of the afternoon.
The Foxes continued to threaten the opening goal and came closer on 66 minutes when Leonardo Ulloa exchanged a tidy one-two with James, but Pantilimon comfortably held the subsequent shot.
Gus Poyet's men had to wait until the 70-minute mark before testing Schmeichel again, with the Danish stopper tipping Fletcher's angled shot away.
It proved the last goalscoring chance of an end-to-end game in which neither side found the breakthrough.
Shane Callaghan
