A late Coventry equaliser deprived Leicester City of a fifth win in six games in the East Midlands derby at the Walkers Stadium. An Andy King brace gave the Foxes a comfortable advantage at half time but they couldn't hold on in a testing second period.
Defender James McPake got one back early in the second half and with four minutes to go a Gary Deegan goal secured a point for Chris Coleman's side.
The Foxes had to reshuffle their pack before kick-off as Bruno Berner was injured in the warm-up, Ryan McGivern, who had been named on the bench, starting and Robbie Neilson stepping up to the bench.
Coventry started brightly when a cross by Clinton Morrison had to be cleared by Matt Oakley but moments after that, City took an early lead. A cross from the left by Lloyd Dyer was turned out by defender McPake straight to King who steered the ball home.
City began to dominate the game and soon a Martyn Waghorn shot had to be well saved by Keiren Westwood, the resulting corner was cleared, then Dyer almost got in on a through ball but Stephen Wright made a saving tackle.
Leicester had their tails up and a good run by Dyer down the left led to a cross for Paul Gallagher on the far post but the ball was scrambled clear.The Sky Blues then created a rare chance, as a Carl Baker shot forced a good save from Chris Weale.
The Foxes then increased their lead in controversial fashion in the 20th minute when, a Gallagher cross from the right allowed King to head against the underside of the bar, bouncing down and out. The ball was ruled over the line, though, by the linesman to make it 2-0.
The visitors were stunned and City powered forward again with a Richie Wellens pass into the area was inches away from the sliding figure of Waghorn in the middle, then Waghorn, in again, blasted just over.
Towards the break, a fine run by Baker was halted by a great tackle by McGivern to ensure the lead was intact at the interval.
Right from the restart City came forward and an Oakley shot was well saved by Westwood. Next King set up Dyer but the winger was tackled in the nick of time
The visitors started eventually found their feet, Jon Stead making space but the chance was saved by a great tackle by Jack Hobbs.
Then in the 53rd minute, after a right wing cross was knodded into the path of James McPake and his acrobatic volley was too good for Chris Weale.
City recovered, though and a Wellens run, cutting in from the right, ended with a driven cross almost turned into his own net by Wright then a Hobbs shot was blocked by Richard Wood before, after a fine run by Dyer, Wellens tried to swerve the ball from the left just wide of the far post.
But the Sky Blues came very close when a Wood effort was cleared off the line by Solano as the visitors mounted a period of pressure and it told in the 86th minute when a deflected free-kick found its way to Deegan for a close-range leveller.
Oakley and Dyer then saw two late efforts well saved by Westwood as City tried in vain to restore their lead.
City: Weale; Solano, Hobbs, Morrison, McGivern, Oakley, A King, Wellens, Gallagher, Waghorn, Dyer.
Subs: Logan, Neilson, Brown (83 for Solano), Howard (87 for Waghorn), Adams, N'Guessan, Kermorgant (76 for Gallagher).
Booked: Gallagher.
Coventry: Westwood; Wright, Cranie, McPake, Wood, Baker, Clingan, Deegan, Bell, Stead, Morrison.
Subs: Konstantopolous, Hall, Gunnarsson (56 for Bell), Barnett, Hussey, Eastwood (65 for Stead), Sears (75 for Baker).
Referee: L Mason.
Attendance: 23,093.
