Jamie Vardy passes 100 career goals in EPL

Jamie Vardy passed 100 career goals in the Premier League by scoring twice as Leicester beat Crystal Palace 3-0.

Published : Jul 04, 2020 22:22 IST , LEICESTER

Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring a goal during Leicester's Premier League game against Crystal Palace.
Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring a goal during Leicester's Premier League game against Crystal Palace.
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Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring a goal during Leicester's Premier League game against Crystal Palace.

Jamie Vardy passed 100 career goals in the Premier League by scoring twice as Leicester beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday to ignite its ambitions to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

By netting for the first time since the restart of the league, Vardy also moved back as the outright top scorer in England’s top flight with 21 goals - two more than Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

 

Vardy reached the 100-goal milestone with a tap-in in the 77th minute after a square ball by substitute Harvey Barnes.

The striker then added his second of the game in the fourth minute of injury time to cap a dominant performance by Leicester, which has struggled for rhythm since coming back from the three-month suspension.

Kelechi Iheanacho put Leicester in front in the 49th.

Leicester has seen its cushion in third place trimmed after it failed to win any of its first three games since the resumption. The team stayed three points ahead of Manchester United, which also won on Saturday.

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