Vardy-inspired Leicester making another strong start to EPL

Leicester’s robust away type helps the workforce make one other spectacular begin to the English Premier League.

Add a 4-1 win at Leeds on Monday to earlier victories on the highway in opposition to Manchester City, Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion this season.

Jamie Vardy helped to create first-half objectives for Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans earlier than scoring himself within the 76th minute at Elland Road as Leicester climbed to second place — a degree behind Liverpool — on the finish of the seventh spherical. Tielemans added a penalty in harm time.

Leicester misplaced simply two of its first 17 video games final season and was the closest challenger to eventual champion Liverpool by the halfway level, earlier than falling away badly and in the end lacking out on a Champions League qualification place.

Few anticipated Brendan Rodgers’ aspect to make an identical quick begin this time, particularly with accidents depriving them of key gamers equivalent to Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi, Çağlar Söyüncü and, most not too long ago, in-form new signing Thomas Castagne.

In Vardy, although, Leicester has a sniffer of objectives who, at 33, isn’t slowing up in any respect.

The former England striker, who was the league prime scorer final season, is as much as seven already and has netted in every of Leicester’s 4 away wins.

And it was Vardy who helped set Leicester on its manner with the primary purpose in opposition to Leeds, pouncing on a free back-pass from Robin Koch and squaring the ball for Barnes to fit into an open purpose after simply 121 seconds.

Great motion from Vardy noticed him create area to get in a header within the 21st minute that was saved by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier onto his personal brow, with Tielemans changing the rebound.

Stuart Dallas equalized for Leeds early within the second half with a cross that evaded everybody and crept into the far nook, however Vardy ensured Leicester can be leaving with all three factors by ending off a length-of-the-field workforce transfer involving substitutes James Maddison and Cengiz Ünder.

Vardy had simply left the sphere after being substituted when Maddison was fouled within the space, permitting Tielemans to take over spot kicks from Vardy and convert into the highest nook.

In the opposite sport, Fulham collected its first win of the marketing campaign by beating fellow promoted aspect West Brom 2-Zero to climb out of the underside three.