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Leicester City 2-2 Burnley: Jamie Vardy scores twice - as well as an own goal - to deny visitors first win

By Harry PooleBBC Sport
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy has scored five goals in six Premier League games this season

Jamie Vardy scored twice - as well as an own goal - as Leicester City came from behind to deny Burnley a first Premier League win of the season.

Vardy rounded Clarets goalkeeper Nick Pope from substitute Kelechi Iheanacho's through ball with five minutes remaining to complete an eventful afternoon for the in-form Foxes striker.

Burnley's summer signing Maxwel Cornet had scored a stunning volley for the visitors late in the first half on his first league start since joining for £12.85m from Lyon in August, firing in emphatically from Matej Vydra's cross.

Sean Dyche's side took an early lead when Vardy inadvertently beat Kasper Schmeichel with a flicked header at his near post from Ashley Westwood's corner.

However, the Foxes striker atoned for his error as he raced on to Youri Tielemans' pass and found the bottom corner - before rescuing a late point with another calm finish.

Burnley boss Dyche, who was forced to replace the impressive Cornet because of injury at the end of the first half, thought his side had scored a dramatic injury-time winner only to see Chris Wood's header ruled out for offside.

"That was a Jamie Vardy performance. He was a threat all game, he was superb," said Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers.

"You are seeing his energy in the game, freshness, movement and work rate. He is a top, top striker. His movement for the goals was excellent, both were really good team goals but he makes the pass because of his movement."

Vardy has final say as Burnley wait for first win

Brendan Rodgers pleased by Jamie Vardy's response

It proved an eventful opening 45 minutes for both Leicester's Vardy and Burnley's Cornet, though as has so often been the case for the Foxes it was Vardy who had the final say.

The 34-year-old missed a wonderful chance to put Leicester in front moments before his own goal when he headed Tielemans' whipped cross over from close range.

Matt Lowton also produced a wonderful sliding challenge to prevent Vardy tapping in Ricardo Pereira's ball across the six-yard box, as Burnley's defence initially stood firm under pressure.

Tielemans was excellent in the Leicester midfield and a route back into the match for the hosts always appeared likely to come through him. The Belgian produced five key passes for his side, including a perfect ball to set Vardy clear for Leicester's first.

For much of the second half Cornet's memorable first Burnley goal looked set to give the Clarets their first win at the sixth attempt.

Sean Dyche wants Clarets to convert draws into wins

The Ivory Coast international is the first foreign first-team player Burnley have signed from abroad since Steven Defour in 2016, and he complemented his non-negotiable hard work for the team down the left with flair in the final third.

His afternoon was cut short as he pulled up with a hamstring injury, however, and while Dyche's side seemed destined to hold out for an important opening win, Vardy had other ideas.

Sweeping past Pope to slot in his fifth goal in six league games this term, he ensured Leicester remain in mid-table following a mixed start to the campaign.

Burnley, meanwhile, sit second from bottom after picking up two points from a possible 18.

"It was a good performance overall. I'm a bit tired of saying that because we have to turn good performances into wins," said Dyche.

"It's life in the Premier League and we have to tidy up the details. We might just need a twist of fate on our side."

Player of the match

CornetMaxwel Cornet

with an average of 7.52

Leicester City

  1. Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
    Average rating

    6.67

  2. Squad number9Player nameVardy
    Average rating

    6.38

  3. Squad number27Player nameCastagne
    Average rating

    6.20

  4. Squad number37Player nameLookman
    Average rating

    6.10

  5. Squad number8Player nameTielemans
    Average rating

    6.10

  6. Squad number25Player nameNdidi
    Average rating

    5.88

  7. Squad number7Player nameBarnes
    Average rating

    5.87

  8. Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
    Average rating

    5.71

  9. Squad number42Player nameSoumaré
    Average rating

    5.61

  10. Squad number10Player nameMaddison
    Average rating

    5.55

  11. Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
    Average rating

    5.55

  12. Squad number4Player nameSöyüncü
    Average rating

    5.43

  13. Squad number5Player nameBertrand
    Average rating

    5.23

  14. Squad number23Player nameVestergaard
    Average rating

    5.18

Burnley

  1. Squad number20Player nameCornet
    Average rating

    7.52

  2. Squad number27Player nameVydra
    Average rating

    6.88

  3. Squad number18Player nameWestwood
    Average rating

    6.70

  4. Squad number5Player nameTarkowski
    Average rating

    6.66

  5. Squad number9Player nameWood
    Average rating

    6.66

  6. Squad number6Player nameMee
    Average rating

    6.65

  7. Squad number2Player nameLowton
    Average rating

    6.60

  8. Squad number1Player namePope
    Average rating

    6.58

  9. Squad number3Player nameTaylor
    Average rating

    6.53

  10. Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
    Average rating

    6.45

  11. Squad number11Player nameMcNeil
    Average rating

    6.42

  12. Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
    Average rating

    6.22

  13. Squad number10Player nameBarnes
    Average rating

    5.80

  14. Squad number17Player nameLennon
    Average rating

    5.08

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Schmeichel
  • 21Ricardo PereiraSubstituted forCastagneat 45'minutes
  • 4Söyüncü
  • 23VestergaardBooked at 5mins
  • 5Bertrand
  • 8Tielemans
  • 25Ndidi
  • 42SoumaréSubstituted forIheanachoat 62'minutes
  • 37LookmanSubstituted forMaddisonat 78'minutes
  • 9Vardy
  • 7BarnesBooked at 77mins

Substitutes

  • 6Evans
  • 10Maddison
  • 11Albrighton
  • 12Ward
  • 14Iheanacho
  • 17Pérez
  • 22Dewsbury-Hall
  • 27Castagne
  • 29Daka

Burnley

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Pope
  • 2Lowton
  • 5TarkowskiBooked at 90mins
  • 6Mee
  • 3Taylor
  • 11McNeilSubstituted forLennonat 87'minutes
  • 18WestwoodBooked at 60mins
  • 8Brownhill
  • 20CornetBooked at 45minsSubstituted forGudmundssonat 45+2'minutesBooked at 68mins
  • 27VydraSubstituted forBarnesat 75'minutes
  • 9Wood

Substitutes

  • 4Cork
  • 7Gudmundsson
  • 10Barnes
  • 13Hennessey
  • 17Lennon
  • 22Collins
  • 23Pieters
  • 26Bardsley
  • 37Thomas
Referee:
Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:
31,650

Match Stats

Home TeamLeicesterAway TeamBurnley
Possession
Home67%
Away33%
Shots
Home22
Away9
Shots on Target
Home5
Away3
Corners
Home8
Away4
Fouls
Home10
Away8

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Leicester City 2, Burnley 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Burnley 2.

  3. Post update

    VAR Decision: No Goal Leicester City 2-2 Burnley.

  4. Post update

    Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).

  6. Post update

    Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. Post update

    Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aaron Lennon (Burnley) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.

  10. Booking

    James Tarkowski (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  11. Post update

    James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Post update

    Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).

  13. Post update

    Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).

  14. Post update

    Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. Post update

    Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Dwight McNeil.

  18. Post update

    Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.

  19. Goal!

    Goal! Leicester City 2, Burnley 2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.

  20. Post update

    Offside, Leicester City. Çaglar Söyüncü tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.

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