EPL REVIEW- LEICESTER 2 SWANCEA CITY 1- VARDY OPENS HIS SCORING ACCOUNT FOR THE CHAMPS

On 32 minutes, with thunder raging around the King Power Stadium, Vardy struck for the first time in 2016-17.

PLAYER RATINGS BY HARRY SLAVIN, MATCH FACTS AND PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

Leicester (4-4-2): Schmeichel 6 (Zieler 57, 6) ; Simpson 6, Huth 6.5, Morgan 7.5, Fuchs 7; Mahrez 6.5, Drinkwater 8.5, Amartey 6.5, Albrighton 6.5 (Musa 75); Vardy 8, Okazaki 7 (Ulloa 80).

Subs not used: Hernandez, Chilwell, King, Gray.

Goals: Vardy 31, Morgan 51.

Booked: Huth, Simpson.

Manager: Claudio Ranieri 7.

Swansea (4-2-3-1): Fabianski 5.5; Naughton 6, Fernandez 5, Amat 4.5, Kingsley 6; Cork 6 (McBurnie 86), Fer 6; Barrow 6, Sigurdsson 6 (Montero 59, 6), Routledge 5.5 (Ki 59, 6); Llorente 5.

Subs not used: Van Der Hoorn, Nordfelt, Rangel, Fulton.

Goal: Fer 80. 

Booked: Fernandez, Fer.

Manager: Francesco Guidolin 6 .

Referee: Roger East 6.5.

Attendance: 31,727. 

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It was the type of goal you will have seen him score before and will no doubt see him score again.

Danny Drinkwater, clearly not weighed down by the new £90,000-a-week contract in his back pocket, was the architect.

The former Manchester United midfielder, deep in his own half, spotted Vardy on the shoulder of Jordi Amat.

With one swing of his right boot Drinkwater volleyed a precise ball over the top and it was on. Vardy’s first touch brought it into his path and with Amat failing to close the gap, his second crashed the ball home off Lukasz Fabianski’s near post.

‘The goalscorer always scores goals,’ a suddenly drenched but always dry Ranieri said, after Vardy’s effort set his side on their way to a 2-1 win that was not as close as the scoreline suggests.

‘Some season a little more, some season a little less but never, never the goalscorer forget the way. It’s important to score a goal for strikers because it gives life to their day.’

The win, which would have been more comfortable had Riyad Mahrez not seen his penalty saved by Fabianski, was the Foxes first of the season and Ranieri’s 100th in the Premier League.

‘It was tough,’ the former Chelsea boss added. ‘The rain was unbelievable. It was water polo. Three points is good. 100 (wins)? I am very happy. I hope to make another hundred.’

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