Jamie Vardy back with a bang as Leicester win
Leicester dented Burnley’s bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Jamie Vardy returned from injury to inspire a 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Tuesday.
Leicester strike late to claim three points at Turf Moor 🦊#BURLEI pic.twitter.com/09L408Adcx
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Brendan Rodgers’ side stole the points with two goals in the last eight minutes as Vardy set up James Maddison and then netted himself.
Jamie Vardy both scored and assisted in a sub appearance in the #PL for the first time ever 🤩#BURLEI pic.twitter.com/8TnjuF8vYj
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128 goals ⚽️
40 assists 🅰️Since his #PL debut in August 2014, Jamie Vardy has been directly involved in 168 goals, a haul bettered only by Harry Kane in that time (207) 🦊#BURLEI pic.twitter.com/ZO3H804Hig
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Burnley remain in the relegation zone, one point below Everton, after their three-game unbeaten run came to an end in painful fashion.
A win or draw would have taken Burnley out of the bottom three for the first time since November.
The #PL run-in is shaping up nicely 🤩 pic.twitter.com/OdzZvOffoD
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But instead they will have to get over a gut punch of a defeat that keeps their top-flight status in severe peril.
For Leicester, it was a welcome first league win in six matches since they beat Liverpool on December 28.