By Daily Sports on March 10, 2020

Jamie Vardy’s nine-game goal drought ended as he came off the bench to score twice in Leicester City’s convincing win over Aston Villa.

The Foxes led through Harvey Barnes’ goal after the winger took advantage of visiting keeper Pepe Reina’s baffling decision to run out of his box.

Vardy’s first touch was to score a penalty after Tyrone Mings’ handball, before he smashed in at the near post.

Barnes scored his second from a Marc Albrighton cross.

It was third-placed Leicester’s first win in five Premier League games, while Dean Smith's side remain in the relegation zone after a fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions.

How the action unfolded at the King Power Stadium

Vardy back with a bang

Leicester had missed Vardy for a couple of weeks with a calf injury, but really they had been missing his goals since 21 December when he last scored against Manchester City.

Since then he had gone nine games in league and cup without scoring – although he remains the top scorer in the Premier League, now with 19 goals.

Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers said it was no coincidence their recent blip – two points from four games – came during midfielder Wilfried Ndidi’s absence. Ndidi was back, and so too is Vardy.

Villa were already ahead when the 33-year-old Englishman replaced Kelechi Iheanacho after 59 minutes. The first thing he did was slot a spot-kick down the centre after Mings had been penalised for handball. The ball appeared to hit centre-back Mings’ shoulder – but the decision stood after a check by the video assistant referee.

Vardy only had seven touches of the ball – but two of them were goals. His second arrived after his attempted cross had come back to him, allowing him to rifle past Reina at his near post. (BBC)

•PHOTO: Jamie Vardy 

Source Daily Sports

Posted March 10, 2020

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