There was a time when Jamie Vardy dragged Leicester to a title no one expected. Now the aims are lower and the legs slower but perhaps he is changing Leicester’s history yet again. A man who has reached the 20-goal mark in three Premier League seasons instead faced the prospect of going 20 top-flight games without finding the net.
Yet with defeat at Elland Road beckoning, Dean Smith turned to his bench, saw Vardy and the substitute delivered. Kelechi Iheanacho found James Maddison who provided the defence-splitting pass. Vardy, in his favoured inside-left channel, slotted in a shot. A drought that dated back to October was ended with a typical Vardy goal. Briefly, there appeared another. He celebrated a second but was offside when he converted Patson Daka’s cross, but it nevertheless ranked as a second crucial contribution in four days. A second Leicester comeback came courtesy of Vardy.
