Tag: Jamie Vardy
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Vardy scores brace as Leicester City crown EPL promotion with Championship title
Leicester City have returned to the Premier League after spending just one season at the championship. Their return was made possible after Leeds United lost heavily to QPR by 4-0 on Friday night, but they have now crowned their effort with winning the title away at Preston with an emphatic 3-0 victory.
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Jamie Vardy set to have hernia operation
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is set to be sidelined for a “few weeks” because of a hernia operation, according to his club manager Brendan Rodgers on Friday. The England striker has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season and Rodgers described the operation as a “small corrective procedure.” “Jamie Vardy will be out…
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Vardy scores as Leicester City run over Leeds United to go second
Jamie Vardy inspired and Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City enjoyed an impressive 4-1 win at Leeds United on Monday to move up to second in the English Premier League (EPL). The Foxes, who have now won all four away games this season, grabbed the lead in the second minute. This was when Vardy…
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EPL: Arsenal agreed Vardy deal with Leicester
Former Arsenal chief Dick Law has lifted the lid on Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy’s famous rejection in 2016. Vardy looked set to leave the King Power to join Arsenal only to change his mind late on, and he still remains at the Foxes today. Law told the Athletic: “The deal with Leicester was done,…
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EPL: Vardy scores twice as Leicester thrash Villa
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers thought his side looked back to their best as Jamie Vardy ended his goal drought in their convincing 4-0 win over Aston Villa. The Foxes had only picked up two wins in their past eight Premier League games – and two points in their past four matches. They led through…
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Premier League highest goal scorers [See top 25]
Leicester City striker, Jamie Vardy, continues to lead the Premier League scoring charts after Week 16. Vardy grabbed a brace, as the Foxes outclassed Aston Villa 4-1 at Villa Park on Sunday to remain second on the log. It took his tally to 16 for this season. Tammy Abraham failed to score, as Chelsea lost…
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EPL: Vardy hits brace as Leicester thrash Newcastle
Leicester City’s impressive start to the season under Brendan Rodgers continued with a thumping win which left woeful Newcastle anchored in the relegation zone. Ricardo Pereira’s outstanding low finish set Leicester on their way before Newcastle were reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time after Isaac Hayden’s terrible challenge on Dennis Praet. Leicester made the…
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EPL: Jamie Vardy brace dent Arsenal’s top-four hopes
Leicester inflicted a blow to Arsenal’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a dominant victory at the King Power Stadium. The unmarked Youri Tielemans headed in a cross from James Maddison just before the hour mark, and Jamie Vardy scored twice late on with a header and a tap-in from close range. Arsenal…
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EPL: Vardy scores as Leicester shock Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Jamie Vardy strike helped Leicester City defeat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in a Premier League fixture on Saturday. Vardy’s second-half strike saw Maurizio Sarri’s side defeated at home for the first time this season. Chelsea were dominant before the break and struck the bar through Eden Hazard, the best of a host of chances,…